Enrollment
189
High
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARWELL ISD·NCES 481911001781
FARWELL H S
801 AVE G, FARWELL, TX 79325 · (806) 481-3351 · Parmer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
111 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 FARWELL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +43.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
189
+42 (+29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 7.0:1
% White
38%
was 43%
% Hispanic
61%
was 56%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FARWELL H S
FARWELL H S is one of the micro-enrollment 9-12 campuss in FARWELL, Texas, run under FARWELL ISD, with 189 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so FARWELL H S sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.
Within FARWELL ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 599 students, FARWELL H S is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, FARWELL H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest looks like 38% White.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FARWELL H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at FARWELL H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Parmer County's rate of about 73%.
With demographic context factored in, FARWELL H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.2%; FARWELL H S posts 64.8%, +16.5 points above that line.
In the broader community, census data for Parmer County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,735 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Parmer County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,164 students), FARWELL H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: FARWELL J H, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around FARWELL H S. On composite proficiency, FARWELL H S comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Over the past 7-year window. FARWELL H S's enrollment has grew 29% since 2018, when it stood at 147 (now 189). Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 7.0:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.
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Parmer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,731
Census ACS
Median income
$69,735
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARWELL ISD
- FARWELL ELElementary · 279 students
- FARWELL J HMiddle · 131 students
Other schools in FARWELL
- FARWELL ELElementary · 279 students
- FARWELL J HMiddle · 131 students
Nearby schools
- FARWELL J H0.0 mi · 131
- FARWELL EL0.1 mi · 279
- TEXICO MIDDLE1.3 mi · 137
- TEXICO ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 246
- TEXICO HIGH1.3 mi · 168
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY8.2 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About FARWELL H SHow many students attend FARWELL H S?
FARWELL H S enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FARWELL H S serve?
FARWELL H S serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does FARWELL H S have?
FARWELL H S employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FARWELL H S?
At FARWELL H S, the student body is approximately 38% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is FARWELL H S public or private?
FARWELL H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARWELL ISD.
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