Enrollment
147
High
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CELESTE ISD·NCES 481326000828
Celeste High School
609 FM 1562, CELESTE, TX 75423 · (903) 568-4721 · Hunt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
74 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 23% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 CELESTE ISD. 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% . -9.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -27.0pp since 2023
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 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 62.0% | 11.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 11.0% | 48.0% | 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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% 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 16 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 Celeste High School
Celeste High School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celeste High School this school | 147 | 50.3% | 68.6% |
| Boles High School QUINLAN | 176 | 49.4% | 53.1% |
| Savoy High School SAVOY | 128 | 53.1% | 50.6% |
| Ector High School ECTOR | 110 | 49.1% | 29.6% |
| Seymour High School SEYMOUR | 157 | 49.7% | 77.1% |
| Baird High School BAIRD | 140 | 55.0% | 36.5% |
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 Celeste High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #268 of 1,385 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #697 of 1,425 ▲ 33 | #5 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #405 of 1,425 ▼ 157 | #2 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #1,456 of 2,107 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #1,002 of 1,522 | #7 of 11 |
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
147
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 147 | 19.4 | 7.6:1 | 50% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 18.6 | 8.4:1 | 44% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 15.8 | 10.3:1 | 55% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 17 | 9.3:1 | 48% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 17.4 | 9.8:1 | 51% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 15 | 10.3:1 | 46% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 15 | 10.3:1 | 45% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 14 | 10.6:1 | 14% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 129 | 12 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Celeste High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (170 to 147); teachers up 11% (17.4 to 19.4).
About Celeste High School
Celeste High School is a very small high school in CELESTE, Texas, administered by CELESTE ISD. It reports enrollment of 147 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
CELESTE ISD enrolls 489 students in 3 schools, including Celeste High School.
Of every 100 students at Celeste High School, about 75 are White. It is also 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Celeste High School scores 41%.
Celeste High School reported 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 7.6:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 50% of students at Celeste High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Hunt County.
After accounting for student poverty, Celeste High School is in the top 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.6% is 16.4 points above the 52.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Hunt County show the median household earns about $71,938 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Celeste High School, Hunt County has 45 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Celeste High School from the closest public school, Celeste Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Celeste High School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 159 students in 2020-21 to 147 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.3:1 to 7.6:1.
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Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CELESTE ISD
- Celeste Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Celeste Junior High SchoolMiddle · 98 students
Other schools in CELESTE
- Bland Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Celeste Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Bland Middle SchoolMiddle · 165 students
- Celeste Junior High SchoolMiddle · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Celeste Elementary School0.2 mi · 244
- Celeste Junior High School0.2 mi · 98
- Bland Middle School6.2 mi · 165
- Bland Elementary School6.2 mi · 392
- Leonard Intermediate School7.2 mi · 115
- Leonard Elementary School7.2 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Celeste High SchoolHow many students attend Celeste High School?
Celeste High School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 09-12.
Is Celeste High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Celeste High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Celeste High School have?
Celeste High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Celeste High School?
At Celeste High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Celeste High School public or private?
Celeste High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CELESTE ISD.
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