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Boerne High School

1 GREYHOUND LN, BOERNE, TX 78006 · (830) 357-2200 · Kendall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,494 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Texas public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools

Enrollment
1,494
High
DISTRICT 1,781 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
269 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 938926%
Grade 1038626%
Grade 1136925%
Grade 1235023%
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
90961%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
52035%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
111%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
101%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
413%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
71048%
Female
78452%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +62.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +57.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 62 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 57 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading23.0%54.0%9.0%14.0%
Mathematics25.0%35.0%32.0%8.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2677.0%60.0%
2024-2576.0%63.0%
2023-2479.0%60.0%
2022-2339.0%46.0%
2021-2227.0%18.0%
2020-2115.0%3.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Boerne High School

Boerne High School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Boerne High School this school1,49418.0%75.1%
Smithson Valley High School
SPRING BRANCH
2,09814.4%74.7%
Boerne - Samuel V Champion High School
BOERNE
2,06714.0%78.6%
Wylie High School
ABILENE
1,53717.6%73.8%
La Vernia High School
LA VERNIA
1,07223.7%71.8%
Alamo Heights High School
SAN ANTONIO
1,56915.6%71.0%
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 Boerne High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
75.1%#150 of 1,385
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#286 of 1,425
▼ 101
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
77.0%#224 of 1,425
▼ 8
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+26.0pp#230 of 1,184
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,494#464 of 2,107
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#1,028 of 1,344
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.8%#671 of 1,346
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.0%#1,463 of 1,522
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+36.1%#112 of 672
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,494
+266 (+22%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,49489.316.7:118% (269)
2023-241,42692.115.5:122% (318)
2022-231,35685.815.8:121% (287)
2020-211,2288015.3:120% (241)
2017-181,09875.314.6:118% (200)
2015-161,0877414.7:119% (211)
2010-118816813.0:122% (190)
2000-011,1037414.9:110% (108)
1990-918205514.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boerne High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 36% (1,098 to 1,494); teachers up 19% (75.3 to 89.3).

About Boerne High School

Boerne High School, located in BOERNE, Texas, is a large high school. The school counted 1,494 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 88% larger than the average for high schools in Texas.

BOERNE ISD counts 11,101 students in its 13 schools, and Boerne High School is one of them.

The largest group at Boerne High School is White students, at 61%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Kendall County, the White share is about 75%. The diversity index for Boerne High School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Boerne High School has 89.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The school has 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Boerne High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Texas public high schools.

On BeatsExpectations, Boerne High School is 9.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kendall County show that the median household earns about $114,962 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Kendall County has 17 public schools with about 10,640 students, including Boerne High School.

The closest school to Boerne High School is Herff Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Boerne High School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 75.1% versus a 65.5% average.

Boerne High School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 266 students, from 1,228 to 1,494. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.3:1 to 16.7:1.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Kendall County at a glance

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Population
48,567
Census ACS
Median income
$114,962
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
10,640 students

Quick facts

School name
Boerne High School
District
BOERNE ISD
Address
1 GREYHOUND LN, BOERNE, TX 78006
Phone
(830) 357-2200
County
Kendall County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,494
Teachers (FTE)
89
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
269 (18%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
481071000535
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Boerne High School
What is the total enrollment at Boerne High School?
Boerne High School enrolls approximately 1,494 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Boerne High School serve?
Boerne High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Boerne High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Boerne High School.
How diverse is Boerne High School?
Boerne High School reports a student body of 61% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Boerne High School?
Boerne High School is overseen by BOERNE ISD in Kendall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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