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Enrollment
533
High
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISHOP CISD·NCES 481026000507
Bishop High School
100 BADGER LN, BISHOP, TX 78343 · (361) 584-2547 · Nueces County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
288 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 145 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 154 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 20% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BISHOP CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +68.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 68 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 54.0% | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 45.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 6.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | N/A |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bishop High School
Bishop High School's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop High School this school | 533 | 54.0% | 70.4% |
| Denver City High School DENVER CITY | 512 | 52.1% | 46.6% |
| Perryton High School PERRYTON | 549 | 54.3% | 52.0% |
| Harlingen School of Health Professions HARLINGEN | 448 | 56.0% | 78.2% |
| Harlingen Collegiate High School HARLINGEN | 353 | 54.7% | 87.0% |
| Northwest Early College H S (nwechs) EL PASO | 373 | 56.6% | 83.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bishop High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #226 of 1,385 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #129 of 1,425 ▼ 75 | #2 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #400 of 1,425 ▲ 106 | #6 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #821 of 1,184 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #862 of 2,107 | #12 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #564 of 1,344 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #1,073 of 1,346 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #927 of 1,522 | #15 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #397 of 672 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
533
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 533 | 37.9 | 14.1:1 | 54% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 40.9 | 12.8:1 | 58% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 41.5 | 12.5:1 | 59% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 59% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 33.7 | 14.5:1 | 68% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 54% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 50% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 20% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bishop High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (489 to 533); teachers up 12% (33.7 to 37.9).
About Bishop High School
Bishop High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in BISHOP, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 533 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
Within BISHOP CISD, Bishop High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,463 students.
About 86% of the student body at Bishop High School is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% White. In Nueces County overall, about 63% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bishop High School and a ratio of 14.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Nueces County average 67%.
Bishop High School is in the top 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.6%. The school's actual rate is 70.4%, 19.8 points higher.
Census estimates describe Nueces County this way: the median household income is $66,897, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Bishop High School, Nueces County has 123 other public schools.
Lillion E Luehrs Junior High School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Bishop High School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bishop High School is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Bishop High School's enrollment declined 3%, to 533.
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Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISHOP CISD
- Lillion E Luehrs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Bishop Primary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Petronila Elementary SchoolElementary · 110 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in BISHOP
- Lillion E Luehrs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Bishop Primary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Lillion E Luehrs Junior High School0.1 mi · 330
- Bishop Elementary School0.3 mi · 232
- Bishop Primary School1.3 mi · 258
- Gillett Middle School5.4 mi · 455
- Jubilee Kingsville5.7 mi · 302
- Harvey Elementary School5.9 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Bishop High SchoolHow large is Bishop High School?
Bishop High School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bishop High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bishop High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bishop High School have?
Bishop High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Bishop High School?
Bishop High School reports a student body of 11% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bishop High School public or private?
Bishop High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BISHOP CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.