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CHINA SPRING H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CHINA SPRING H S
CHINA SPRING H S, an average-sized high school in CHINA SPRING, Texas, overseen by CHINA SPRING ISD, enrolls 959 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so CHINA SPRING H S sits 20% larger than that benchmark.
Within CHINA SPRING ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,013 students, CHINA SPRING H S is one campus in the system.
Demographically, CHINA SPRING H S lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than McLennan County's rate of about 62%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHINA SPRING H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.7%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +10.3 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for McLennan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,643 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across McLennan County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), CHINA SPRING H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CHINA SPRING MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CHINA SPRING H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHINA SPRING H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHINA SPRING H S has ticked up 18%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 959 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 75% to 62%.
On the community side, members of the CHINA SPRING H S community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
McLennan County at a glance
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