Enrollment
154
High
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT ISD·NCES 481689001465
Detroit High School
630 1ST ST NW, DETROIT, TX 75436 · (903) 674-2646 · Red River County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
8.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
71 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 29% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 DETROIT 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% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
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 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 43.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 23.0% | 55.0% | 14.0% |
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% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Detroit High School
Detroit High School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit High School this school | 154 | 46.1% | 49.2% |
| Lapoynor High School LARUE | 167 | 47.9% | 54.2% |
| Cayuga High School TENNESSEE COLONY | 190 | 41.6% | 70.4% |
| Colmesneil JH/HS COLMESNEIL | 194 | 49.0% | 44.3% |
| Harleton High School HARLETON | 217 | 44.7% | 61.3% |
| Apple Springs High School APPLE SPRINGS | 96 | 45.8% | 40.8% |
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 Detroit High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #851 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,062 of 1,425 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #964 of 1,425 ▲ 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #1,437 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #1,087 of 1,522 |
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
154
+24 (+18%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 154 | 18.3 | 8.4:1 | 46% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 16.4 | 9.0:1 | 59% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 18 | 7.6:1 | 62% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 17 | 7.7:1 | 65% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 18 | 8.3:1 | 53% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 17 | 8.7:1 | 50% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 16 | 8.4:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 12 | 10.7:1 | 33% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Detroit High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (150 to 154); teachers up 2% (18 to 18.3).
About Detroit High School
Students in DETROIT, Texas, attend Detroit High School, a small high school. Enrolled students number 154 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 81% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
The district, DETROIT ISD, operates 3 schools serving 488 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Detroit High School. Other students are 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 8.4 students per teacher and 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.7 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 46%. That is lower than the 72% average for public schools in Red River County.
Detroit High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Detroit High School is 4.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Among Red River County residents, the median household income is $48,491, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Detroit High School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Detroit Junior High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Detroit High School's average proficiency of 49.2% compares with 36.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 154, an 18% rise from 130 in 2020-21.
The Detroit High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Red River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,611
Census ACS
Median income
$48,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,125 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DETROIT ISD
- Detroit Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Detroit Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
Other schools in DETROIT
- Detroit Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Detroit Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Detroit Junior High School0.0 mi · 112
- Detroit Elementary School0.7 mi · 222
- Blossom Elementary School6.8 mi · 408
- Prairiland Junior High School9.8 mi · 260
- Prairiland High School9.8 mi · 283
- Deport Elementary School10.3 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Detroit High SchoolHow large is Detroit High School?
Detroit High School enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Detroit High School serve?
Detroit High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Detroit High School?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at Detroit High School.
How diverse is Detroit High School?
Detroit High School reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Detroit High School?
Detroit High School is overseen by DETROIT ISD in Red River County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.