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Enrollment
909
High
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLARD ISD·NCES 481206000703
Bullard High School
1426 S HOUSTON, BULLARD, TX 75757 · (903) 894-3272 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.3:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
196 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 253 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 244 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 209 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 203 | 22% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 BULLARD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 55.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 35.0% | 33.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Bullard High School
Bullard High School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullard High School this school | 909 | 21.6% | 67.3% |
| Canyon High School CANYON | 1,097 | 21.0% | 70.0% |
| Lorena High LORENA | 580 | 25.5% | 75.8% |
| Montgomery High School MONTGOMERY | 1,523 | 23.3% | 65.8% |
| Orangefield High School ORANGEFIELD | 563 | 28.8% | 67.8% |
| Lake Creek High School MONTGOMERY | 1,692 | 20.3% | 72.5% |
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 Bullard High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #295 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #381 of 1,425 ▲ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #265 of 1,425 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +33.5pp | #90 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #625 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #318 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #982 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #1,443 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #246 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 2024-25Enrollment
909
+113 (+14%) vs 2020
+255% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 909 | 74 | 12.3:1 | 22% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 891 | 72.8 | 12.3:1 | 25% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 69.1 | 12.3:1 | 25% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 64 | 12.4:1 | 29% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 68 | 11.4:1 | 27% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 64 | 11.8:1 | 29% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 51 | 11.7:1 | 31% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 22% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bullard High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (773 to 909); teachers up 9% (68 to 74).
About Bullard High School
In BULLARD, Texas, Bullard High School is a mid-sized high school. In all, 909 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
BULLARD ISD has 6 schools and 2,921 students, and Bullard High School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Bullard High School is 81%. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Cherokee County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bullard High School scores 32%.
Classroom staffing at Bullard High School totals 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bullard High School is about 22%. Public schools in Cherokee County average 66%.
Bullard High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Texas public high schools.
Test results at Bullard High School are 2.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (67.3% actual, 64.5% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Cherokee County show that the median household earns about $61,261 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Cherokee County has 24 public schools with about 10,948 students, including Bullard High School.
Of the public schools around it, Bullard High School is closest to Bullard Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bullard High School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 113 students, from 796 to 909.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,886
Census ACS
Median income
$61,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BULLARD ISD
- Bullard Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Bullard Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 453 students
- Bullard Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Bullard Primary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Bullard Early ChildhoodElementary · 249 students
Other schools in BULLARD
- Bullard Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Bullard Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 453 students
- Bullard Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Bullard Primary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Bullard Early ChildhoodElementary · 249 students
Other Bullard High schools
One other US public school is named Bullard High. Bullard High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bullard HighFresno, CA · 2,485 students
Nearby schools
- Bullard Elementary School0.3 mi · 423
- Bullard Primary School0.4 mi · 409
- Bullard Intermediate School0.6 mi · 453
- Bullard Early Childhood0.7 mi · 249
- Bullard Middle School0.8 mi · 478
- Owens Elementary School7.6 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Bullard High SchoolHow large is Bullard High School?
Bullard High School enrolls approximately 909 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bullard High School serve?
Bullard High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bullard High School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Bullard High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bullard High School?
At Bullard High School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bullard High School?
Bullard High School is overseen by BULLARD ISD in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.