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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CRANDALL H S this year?
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Enrollment
1,999
High
DISTRICT 865 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANDALL ISD·NCES 481551001123
Crandall High School
13385 FM 3039, CRANDALL, TX 75114 · (972) 427-6150 · Kaufman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,999 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
15.6:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
1,100 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 568 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 527 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 492 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 412 | 21% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 CRANDALL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 42.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 21.0% | 47.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Crandall High School
Crandall High School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crandall High School this school | 1,999 | 55.0% | 45.9% |
| Rowlett High School ROWLETT | 2,156 | 56.6% | 50.0% |
| Ryan High School DENTON | 2,051 | 57.9% | 47.3% |
| Pine Tree High School LONGVIEW | 1,257 | 58.6% | 51.9% |
| Tyler Legacy High School TYLER | 2,770 | 52.4% | 55.8% |
| Community High School NEVADA | 1,328 | 52.7% | 50.6% |
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 Crandall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #962 of 1,385 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,238 of 1,425 ▲ 50 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #962 of 1,425 ▼ 33 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #722 of 1,184 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,999 | #328 of 2,107 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #834 of 1,344 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #154 of 1,346 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #906 of 1,522 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +84.8% | #34 of 672 | #1 of 8 |
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
1,999
+607 (+44%) vs 2020
+604% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,999 | 128.2 | 15.6:1 | 55% (1,100) |
| 2023-24 | 1,819 | 126.7 | 14.4:1 | 59% (1,075) |
| 2022-23 | 1,707 | 115.4 | 14.8:1 | 56% (950) |
| 2020-21 | 1,392 | 87 | 16.0:1 | 49% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 1,082 | 69.7 | 15.5:1 | 38% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 958 | 60 | 16.0:1 | 40% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 32% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 11% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crandall High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 85% (1,082 to 1,999); teachers up 84% (69.7 to 128.2).
About Crandall High School
Crandall High School is a large high school in CRANDALL, Texas. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,999 students. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
CRANDALL ISD is the local district for Crandall High School. It runs 8 schools with 6,922 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Crandall High School, 42% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Black, 26% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kaufman County residents are about 27% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Crandall High School comes in at 68%.
Teachers at Crandall High School total 128.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. High schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The school counts 1,100 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 55%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Crandall High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Crandall High School is 4.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In the county around the school, Kaufman County, median household income is about $89,485, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crandall High School is among the 65 public schools in Kaufman County.
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.7% on proficiency, and Crandall High School is above that at 45.9%.
Crandall High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Crandall High School had 1,392 students in 2020-21 and 1,999 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Crandall High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CRANDALL ISD
- Crandall Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Noble ReedElementary · 800 students
- Barbara Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Opal Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- W A Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Hollis T Dietz Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
Other schools in CRANDALL
- Crandall Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Noble ReedElementary · 800 students
- Opal Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- W A Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- New Middle SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School0.6 mi · 512
- W A Martin Elementary School1.2 mi · 614
- Noble Reed2.5 mi · 800
- Crandall Middle School3.7 mi · 1,038
- Opal Smith Elementary School4.1 mi · 682
- Hollis T Dietz Elementary School4.6 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Crandall High SchoolHow large is Crandall High School?
Crandall High School enrolls approximately 1,999 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Crandall High School serve?
Crandall High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Crandall High School have?
Crandall High School employs 128 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Crandall High School?
Student demographics at Crandall High School are roughly 26% White, 42% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Crandall High School in?
Crandall High School is part of CRANDALL ISD.
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