Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILDRESS ISD·NCES 481386000871
Childress High School
800 AVE J N W, CHILDRESS, TX 79201 · (940) 937-6131 · Childress County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
148 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 | 77 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 CHILDRESS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 63.0% | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 14.0% | 44.0% | 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 | 71.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | N/A |
% 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Childress High School
Childress High School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childress High School this school | 317 | 46.7% | 62.7% |
| Blooming Grove High School BLOOMING GROVE | 288 | 48.6% | 64.0% |
| Leon High School JEWETT | 372 | 50.8% | 43.8% |
| Palmer High School PALMER | 403 | 46.7% | 68.6% |
| Forsan High School FORSAN | 352 | 42.3% | 55.0% |
| Frost Secondary FROST | 215 | 48.8% | 33.7% |
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 Childress High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #416 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #741 of 1,425 ▲ 496 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #336 of 1,425 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,143 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #101 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #456 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #1,072 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #618 of 672 |
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
317
+29 (+10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 317 | 32.3 | 9.8:1 | 47% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 31.9 | 10.0:1 | 48% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 33.6 | 9.0:1 | 53% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 33 | 8.7:1 | 54% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 32.3 | 9.7:1 | 47% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 32 | 9.7:1 | 49% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 33 | 8.7:1 | 44% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 32% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Childress High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (312 to 317); teachers unchanged (32.3 to 32.3).
About Childress High School
Childress High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in CHILDRESS, Texas. It reported 317 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
CHILDRESS ISD oversees Childress High School and 2 other schools, with 978 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Childress High School, about 54 are White. After that, the student body is 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Childress County, the White share is about 64%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Teacher count: 32.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.8:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%. Among public schools in Childress County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Childress High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Texas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Childress High School, the prediction is 53.8% and the result is 62.7%.
In Childress County, home to about 6,743 people, median household income comes to about $58,654, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Childress County's 3 public schools enroll about 978 students and include Childress High School.
The closest school to Childress High School is Childress Junior High School, located about 0.5 miles away. Childress High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Childress High School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.7% against a local average of 42.9%.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 317 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 8.7:1 in 2020-21 to 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Childress County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,743
Census ACS
Median income
$58,654
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHILDRESS ISD
- Childress Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Childress Junior High SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Other schools in CHILDRESS
- Childress Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Childress Junior High SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Childress Junior High School0.5 mi · 214
- Childress Elementary School1.1 mi · 447
- Hollis Middle School24.0 mi · 108
- Hollis High School24.0 mi · 135
- Hollis Elementary School24.1 mi · 213
- Austin Elementary School27.3 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Childress High SchoolHow large is Childress High School?
Childress High School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Childress High School serve?
Childress High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Childress High School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Childress High School.
How diverse is Childress High School?
Childress High School reports a student body of 54% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Childress High School in?
Childress High School is part of CHILDRESS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.