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Enrollment
4,057
High
DISTRICT 2,033 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK ISD·NCES 481653001415
Deer Park High School
710 W SAN AUGUSTINE, DEER PARK, TX 77536 · (832) 668-7200 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL4,057 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
14.9:1
272 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
1,394 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 1,018 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 1,101 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 1,000 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 938 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 DEER PARK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 51.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 40.0% | 33.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Deer Park High School
Deer Park High School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park High School this school | 4,057 | 34.4% | 65.0% |
| Moe and Gene Johnson High School BUDA | 2,870 | 33.4% | 66.0% |
| Jack C Hays High School BUDA | 2,304 | 34.8% | 62.5% |
| Churchill High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,308 | 39.8% | 56.1% |
| Central High School SAN ANGELO | 2,985 | 43.1% | 44.9% |
| Frenship High School WOLFFORTH | 3,422 | 41.9% | 55.9% |
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 Deer Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #359 of 1,385 | #44 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #405 of 1,425 ▲ 245 | #56 of 155 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #620 of 1,425 ▲ 9 | #66 of 155 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #579 of 1,184 | #80 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,057 | #9 of 2,107 | #3 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #720 of 1,344 | #38 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #664 of 1,346 | #72 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #1,301 of 1,522 | #159 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #539 of 557 | #73 of 75 |
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
4,057
+44 (+1%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 2,630
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 4,057 | 271.9 | 14.9:1 | 34% (1,394) |
| 2023-24 | 4,063 | 262.2 | 15.5:1 | 34% (1,368) |
| 2022-23 | 4,026 | 262.2 | 15.4:1 | 38% (1,516) |
| 2020-21 | 4,013 | 248 | 16.2:1 | 38% (1,542) |
| 2017-18 | 4,082 | 262.4 | 15.6:1 | 41% (1,686) |
| 2015-16 | 4,094 | 249 | 16.4:1 | 38% (1,537) |
| 2010-11 | 3,811 | 260 | 14.7:1 | 35% (1,325) |
| 2000-01 | 3,260 | 175 | 18.6:1 | 14% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 2,630 | 56 | 47.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (4,082 to 4,057); teachers up 4% (262.4 to 271.9).
About Deer Park High School
Deer Park High School is a high-enrollment high school in DEER PARK, Texas, administered by DEER PARK ISD. The school counts 4,057 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 410% above the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in DEER PARK ISD totals 12,165 students.
Roughly 62% of students at Deer Park High School are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 32% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 18 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 271.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Deer Park High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.9:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 34% of students at Deer Park High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Deer Park High School is B. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Deer Park High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 65.0% actual against 59.0% predicted.
Across Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Nearby, H S Point is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Deer Park High School at 1st of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 4,013 in 2020-21, 4,057 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.9:1.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEER PARK ISD
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Fairmont Junior High SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Bonnette Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
Other schools in DEER PARK
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bonnette Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Other Deer Park High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Deer Park High. Deer Park High School is the largest of the 3.
- DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOLDEER PARK, NY · 1,326 students
- Deer Park High SchoolDeer Park, WA · 637 students
Nearby schools
- H S Point0.3 mi · 8
- Bonnette Junior High School0.6 mi · 662
- Carpenter Elementary School0.7 mi · 837
- Deer Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 661
- Deer Park Junior High School1.2 mi · 877
- Jp Dabbs Elementary School1.4 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Park High SchoolHow many students attend Deer Park High School?
Deer Park High School enrolls approximately 4,057 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Deer Park High School serve?
Deer Park High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deer Park High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deer Park High School is approximately 14.9:1 (272 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deer Park High School?
At Deer Park High School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 62% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Deer Park High School in?
Deer Park High School is part of DEER PARK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.