Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAYUGA ISD·NCES 481320000821
Cayuga High School
17750 N US HWY 287, TENNESSEE COLONY, TX 75861 · (903) 928-2294 · Anderson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
79 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 49 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 19% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 CAYUGA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
80.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 65.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 39.0% | 16.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% 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 14 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 Cayuga High School
Cayuga High School's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga High School this school | 190 | 41.6% | 70.4% |
| Rayburn High School IVANHOE | 208 | 41.3% | 59.0% |
| Elysian Fields High School WASKOM | 229 | 42.4% | 53.1% |
| Harleton High School HARLETON | 217 | 44.7% | 61.3% |
| Archer City High School ARCHER CITY | 206 | 40.8% | 62.8% |
| Cisco High School CISCO | 225 | 39.1% | 80.4% |
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 Cayuga High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #227 of 1,385 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #51 of 1,425 ▲ 110 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #175 of 1,425 ▲ 24 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #1,363 of 2,107 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,169 of 1,522 | #4 of 6 |
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
190
+24 (+14%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 190 | 20.1 | 9.5:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 17.7 | 10.6:1 | 41% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 19.3 | 8.8:1 | 44% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 18 | 9.2:1 | 35% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 17.3 | 9.7:1 | 37% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 20 | 9.4:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 20 | 9.3:1 | 32% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 21 | 9.5:1 | 18% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cayuga High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (168 to 190); teachers up 16% (17.3 to 20.1).
About Cayuga High School
Cayuga High School is a very small high school in TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas. The school has 190 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 76% below average.
CAYUGA ISD operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 577 students.
Of every 100 students at Cayuga High School, about 77 are White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Anderson County's residents are about 58% White, 19 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Cayuga High School has 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. At Cayuga High School, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 26 points below the 68% average for public schools in Anderson County.
On the allk12 Grade, Cayuga High School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Texas public high schools.
Cayuga High School scores 14.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 70.4% actual versus 55.9% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Anderson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $62,068, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 26 public schools and about 8,071 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Cayuga High School from the closest public school, Cayuga Elementary School. The five-mile area around Cayuga High School holds 2 other public schools. Cayuga High School's average proficiency of 70.4% compares with 50.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment rose 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Cayuga High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,439
Census ACS
Median income
$62,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAYUGA ISD
- Cayuga Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
- Cayuga Middle SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Other schools in TENNESSEE COLONY
- Cayuga Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
- Cayuga Middle SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Cayuga Elementary School0.0 mi · 263
- Cayuga Middle School0.0 mi · 124
- Cross Roads Elementary School9.3 mi · 288
- Cross Roads Junior High School9.3 mi · 108
- Cross Roads High School9.3 mi · 162
- Athens Middle School17.1 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Cayuga High SchoolHow large is Cayuga High School?
Cayuga High School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cayuga High School serve?
Cayuga High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cayuga High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cayuga High School is approximately 9.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cayuga High School?
At Cayuga High School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Cayuga High School in?
Cayuga High School is part of CAYUGA ISD.
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