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CHAPEL HILL H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CHAPEL HILL H S
As a middle-of-the-pack high school in TYLER, Texas, CHAPEL HILL H S hosts 990 students from grades 9 through 12, run under CHAPEL HILL ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 24% above the state mean of about 796.
Within CHAPEL HILL ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 4,000 students, CHAPEL HILL H S is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CHAPEL HILL H S lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 22% White, 19% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, CHAPEL HILL H S records 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Smith County's rate of about 64%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHAPEL HILL H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Smith County put median household earnings sit near $74,192, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which CHAPEL HILL H S is one.
CHAPEL HILL J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CHAPEL HILL H S comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.
CHAPEL HILL H S operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. CHAPEL HILL H S's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,054 (now 990). Over the same period, the White share fell from 33% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Smith County at a glance
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