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Enrollment
1,322
High
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CELINA ISD·NCES 481329000830
Celina High School
3455 N PRESTON RD, CELINA, TX 75009 · (469) 742-9102 · Collin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
220 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 374 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 327 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 318 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 303 | 23% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 CELINA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +56.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 56 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 53.0% | 15.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 33.0% | 43.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Celina High School
Celina High School's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celina High School this school | 1,322 | 16.6% | 67.9% |
| Wylie High School ABILENE | 1,537 | 17.6% | 73.8% |
| Liberty Hill High School LIBERTY HILL | 2,156 | 18.9% | 66.0% |
| McKinney Boyd High School MCKINNEY | 2,547 | 19.3% | 73.8% |
| Van Alstyne High School VAN ALSTYNE | 729 | 18.0% | 74.7% |
| Leander High School LEANDER | 2,131 | 19.4% | 66.0% |
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 Celina High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #283 of 1,385 | #15 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #717 of 1,425 ▼ 36 | #28 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #380 of 1,425 ▼ 100 | #23 of 38 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.0pp | #144 of 1,184 | #9 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,322 | #495 of 2,107 | #28 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #773 of 1,344 | #14 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #351 of 1,346 | #35 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #1,476 of 1,522 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +66.9% | #46 of 672 | #5 of 16 |
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
1,322
+408 (+45%) vs 2020
+574% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,322 | 86.6 | 15.3:1 | 17% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 1,176 | 76.7 | 15.3:1 | 20% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 1,074 | 72.5 | 14.8:1 | 18% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 914 | 56 | 16.3:1 | 17% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 46.8 | 16.9:1 | 18% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 23% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 17% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 7 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Celina High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 67% (792 to 1,322); teachers up 85% (46.8 to 86.6).
About Celina High School
Celina High School is a high-enrollment high school with its address in CELINA, Texas. It enrolls 1,322 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 66% more students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
Celina High School is one of the 8 schools that make up CELINA ISD (5,324 students in total).
At Celina High School, 58% of students are White. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
With 86.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Celina High School, 17% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Collin County average 30%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Celina High School's results are 1.3 points above predicted: 67.9% against 66.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Collin County show that the median household earns about $121,600 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Collin County has 338 public schools with about 227,575 students, including Celina High School.
Jerry & Linda Moore Middle School is the nearest public school to Celina High School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Celina High School, there are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Celina High School is ahead of the 54.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment records show 914 in 2020-21 and 1,322 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.3:1, from 16.3:1.
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.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CELINA ISD
- Jerry & Linda Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- O'Dell Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Marcy B Lykins Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 241 students
Other schools in CELINA
- Jerry & Linda Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Light Farms Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,058 students
- O'Dell Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Sam Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Marcy B Lykins Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
Other Celina High schools
One other US public school is named Celina High. Celina High School is the largest of the 2.
- Celina High SchoolCelina, OH · 743 students
Nearby schools
- Jerry & Linda Moore Middle School1.0 mi · 1,219
- Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary School1.1 mi · 709
- Early Childhood School2.9 mi · 241
- Marcy B Lykins Elementary School3.7 mi · 589
- Gunter Elementary School5.6 mi · 413
- O'Dell Elementary School5.6 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Celina High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Celina High School?
Celina High School enrolls approximately 1,322 students in grades 09-12.
Is Celina High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Celina High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Celina High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Celina High School is approximately 15.3:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Celina High School?
Student demographics at Celina High School are roughly 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Celina High School public or private?
Celina High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CELINA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.