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Central High School

655 CADDO, SAN ANGELO, TX 76901 · (325) 659-3400 · Tom Green County
GRADES 08–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,985 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,985
High
DISTRICT 1,363 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
159 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
1,287 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 988730%
Grade 1071924%
Grade 1170023%
Grade 1267923%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
1,01634%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,75759%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
923%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
371%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
783%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,50951%
Female
1,47649%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading8.0%45.0%18.0%29.0%
Mathematics8.0%22.0%45.0%25.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2653.0%30.0%
2024-2548.0%20.0%
2023-2447.0%23.0%
2022-2315.0%5.0%
2021-2216.0%15.0%
2020-218.0%4.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Central High School

Central High School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Central High School this school2,98543.1%44.9%
Frenship High School
WOLFFORTH
3,42241.9%55.9%
Brazoswood High School
CLUTE
2,43644.4%46.3%
Churchill High School
SAN ANTONIO
2,30839.8%56.1%
La Porte High School
LA PORTE
2,09041.0%59.5%
Flour Bluff High School
CORPUS CHRISTI
1,94042.9%74.3%
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 Central High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tom Green County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#999 of 1,385#5 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#1,098 of 1,425
▲ 149
#5 of 6
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#875 of 1,425
▲ 67
#5 of 6
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+31.5pp#124 of 1,184N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,985#80 of 2,107#1 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.8:1#1,238 of 1,344N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.6%#561 of 1,346N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.1%#1,145 of 1,522#5 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+32.0%#124 of 672N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,985
-202 (-6%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 2,260
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,98515918.8:143% (1,287)
2023-243,029172.517.6:148% (1,452)
2022-233,065172.917.7:148% (1,476)
2020-213,18718916.9:143% (1,360)
2017-182,262138.316.4:141% (922)
2015-162,10713915.2:141% (861)
2010-112,10013815.2:144% (926)
2000-012,43815615.6:120% (496)
1990-912,26013117.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 32% (2,262 to 2,985); teachers up 15% (138.3 to 159).

About Central High School

In SAN ANGELO, Texas, part of Tom Green County, Central High School is a high school. The school serves grades 8 through 12. Enrollment is 2,985 students. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 275% higher.

Central High School is one school in a 23-school district, SAN ANGELO ISD, which enrolls 13,448 students.

More than half of enrollment at Central High School is Hispanic: 59%. The remaining shares are 34% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Tom Green County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.

Central High School reported 159 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. There are 1,287 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 43% of enrollment. That is 11 points below the 54% average for public schools in Tom Green County.

Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.3%. Central High School scores 44.9%.

Tom Green County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,370, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tom Green County's 81 public schools enroll about 18,896 students and include Central High School.

Among nearby public schools, Carver Alter Lrn Center is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Central High School. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Central High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 3,187 to 2,985, a 6% decline. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.8:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).

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Tom Green County at a glance

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Population
119,577
Census ACS
Median income
$68,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
18,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Central High School
District
SAN ANGELO ISD
Address
655 CADDO, SAN ANGELO, TX 76901
Phone
(325) 659-3400
County
Tom Green County
Level
High
Grade range
08–12
Total enrollment
2,985
Teachers (FTE)
159
Student–teacher ratio
18.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,287 (43%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
483870004302
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. Central High School is the largest of the 71.

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Frequently asked questions

About Central High School
How many students attend Central High School?
Central High School enrolls approximately 2,985 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Central High School serve?
Central High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Central High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Central High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central High School?
At Central High School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 59% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central High School in?
Central High School is part of SAN ANGELO ISD.
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