CLARENDON H S

CLARENDON H S is a micro-enrollment secondary school in CLARENDON, Texas, run under CLARENDON ISD. The school instructs 128 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 84% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 3 schools in CLARENDON ISD (401 students total), CLARENDON H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CLARENDON H S reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CLARENDON H S has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Donley County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLARENDON H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.8%, the actual is 66.3%, a residual of +10.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Donley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,750 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. CLARENDON H S is one of 4 public schools in Donley County (combined enrollment of about 496 students).

Nearest neighbor: CLARENDON J H, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CLARENDON H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLARENDON H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 51.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. CLARENDON H S's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 126 (now 128). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 10% to 2%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the CLARENDON 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.