Enrollment
302
High
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BERNARD ISD·NCES 481783001553
East Bernard High School
723 COLLEGE ST, EAST BERNARD, TX 77435 · (979) 335-7519 · Wharton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
10.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
90 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 82 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 27% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 72.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 35.0% | 51.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 84.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 100.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 73.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 East Bernard High School
East Bernard High School's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bernard High School this school | 302 | 29.8% | 69.7% |
| Belton New Tech H S at Waskow BELTON | 284 | 26.4% | 66.0% |
| Thrall High School THRALL | 282 | 32.3% | 70.1% |
| Industrial High School VANDERBILT | 348 | 31.0% | 79.8% |
| Maypearl High School MAYPEARL | 373 | 29.0% | 41.7% |
| Coleman High School COLEMAN | 229 | 32.8% | 64.9% |
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 East Bernard High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wharton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #244 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #880 of 1,425 ▼ 655 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #120 of 1,425 ▲ 65 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -24.0pp | #5 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #1,163 of 2,107 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #132 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #572 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #1,363 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #339 of 557 | N/A |
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
302
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 302 | 29.5 | 10.2:1 | 30% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 30.4 | 9.9:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 30.3 | 9.7:1 | 36% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 35 | 8.8:1 | 31% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 32.2 | 10.1:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 27% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 30 | 9.4:1 | 28% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 27% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 21 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Bernard High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (324 to 302); teachers down 8% (32.2 to 29.5).
About East Bernard High School
In EAST BERNARD, Texas, East Bernard High School is a small high school. School enrollment was 302 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
EAST BERNARD ISD has 997 students spread across 4 schools.
At East Bernard High School, White students make up 59% of the student body. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic and 7% Black. County-wide, about 57% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at East Bernard High School total 29.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school counts 90 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 30%. The average for public schools in Wharton County is 65%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, East Bernard High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.0% at East Bernard High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Wharton County show that the median household income is $66,924, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 22 public schools in Wharton County, enrolling about 7,729 students in all.
The school nearest to East Bernard High School is East Bernard Junior High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, East Bernard High School is 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes East Bernard High School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 308 in 2020-21 and 302 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.8:1 in 2020-21 to 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wharton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,794
Census ACS
Median income
$66,924
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST BERNARD ISD
- East Bernard Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- East Bernard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Ebisd WcjjaepHigh · 1 students
Other schools in EAST BERNARD
- East Bernard Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- East Bernard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 314 students
Nearby schools
- East Bernard Junior High School0.0 mi · 314
- East Bernard Elementary School0.0 mi · 380
- Brazos Middle School6.5 mi · 203
- Brazos High School6.7 mi · 317
- Brazos Elementary School8.2 mi · 346
- Beasley Elementary School9.4 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About East Bernard High SchoolHow many students attend East Bernard High School?
East Bernard High School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 09-12.
Is East Bernard High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Bernard High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does East Bernard High School have?
East Bernard High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at East Bernard High School?
Student demographics at East Bernard High School are roughly 59% White, 33% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees East Bernard High School?
East Bernard High School is overseen by EAST BERNARD ISD in Wharton County.
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