COLDSPRING-OAKHURST H S

COLDSPRING-OAKHURST H S is a high school of intimate scale in COLDSPRING, Texas, run under COLDSPRING-OAKHURST CISD, works with 492 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 38% smaller than typical.

Within COLDSPRING-OAKHURST CISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,585 students, COLDSPRING-OAKHURST H S is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, COLDSPRING-OAKHURST H S reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Jacinto County (around 72%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, COLDSPRING-OAKHURST H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.0%, the actual is 43.8%, a residual of -4.3 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Jacinto County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,364 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. COLDSPRING-OAKHURST H S is one of 8 public schools in San Jacinto County (combined enrollment of about 3,553 students).

The closest other public school is LINCOLN J H, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLDSPRING-OAKHURST H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 70% to 62%.

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