Enrollment
128
High
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOVINA ISD·NCES 481095000559
Bovina High School
500 HALSELL ST, BOVINA, TX 79009 · (806) 251-1317 · Parmer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
107 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 26% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 BOVINA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.0% | 35.0% | 30.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 27.0% | 46.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 50.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Bovina High School
Bovina High School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovina High School this school | 128 | 83.6% | 35.6% |
| Lasara High School LASARA | 105 | 81.9% | 40.7% |
| Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy SOMERSET | 128 | 78.9% | 81.0% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School BEN BOLT | 206 | 85.0% | 35.5% |
| Freer High School FREER | 202 | 87.6% | 45.3% |
| Bruni High School BRUNI | 80 | 87.5% | 49.1% |
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 Bovina High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #1,244 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #929 of 1,425 ▲ 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,318 of 1,425 ▼ 73 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #1,031 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #1,514 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #334 of 1,522 |
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
128
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 128 | 18.3 | 7.0:1 | 84% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 17.8 | 8.1:1 | 87% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 18.3 | 6.8:1 | 87% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 18 | 7.3:1 | 80% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 18.7 | 7.2:1 | 85% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 17 | 7.7:1 | 82% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 19 | 7.6:1 | 81% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 72% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bovina High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (134 to 128); teachers down 2% (18.7 to 18.3).
About Bovina High School
Bovina High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in BOVINA, Texas. The school had 128 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
The district, BOVINA ISD, has 422 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Most students at Bovina High School are Hispanic: 95% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% White. For comparison, the population of Parmer County is roughly 67% Hispanic. Bovina High School has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bovina High School was 7.0:1. Among high schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Bovina High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 84%. Across public schools in Parmer County, the average is 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Bovina High School is D. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Bovina High School is 2.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.6% actual, 38.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Parmer County has these Census figures: median household income is about $69,735, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Bovina High School is among the 11 public schools in Parmer County.
Nearby, Bovina Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Bovina High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Bovina High School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.6% against a local average of 48.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 132 in 2020-21 and 128 in 2024-25, a decrease of 4 students.
The Bovina High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Parmer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,731
Census ACS
Median income
$69,735
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOVINA ISD
- Bovina Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
- Bovina Middle SchoolMiddle · 96 students
Other schools in BOVINA
- Bovina Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
- Bovina Middle SchoolMiddle · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Bovina Middle School0.0 mi · 96
- Bovina Elementary School0.0 mi · 198
- TEXICO HIGH12.4 mi · 168
- TEXICO MIDDLE12.4 mi · 137
- TEXICO ELEMENTARY12.4 mi · 246
- Farwell High School12.4 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Bovina High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bovina High School?
Bovina High School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bovina High School serve?
Bovina High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bovina High School?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at Bovina High School.
How diverse is Bovina High School?
Bovina High School reports a student body of 5% White, 95% Hispanic.
Who oversees Bovina High School?
Bovina High School is overseen by BOVINA ISD in Parmer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.