Enrollment
163
High
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FT HANCOCK ISD·NCES 482013010849
Fort Hancock High School
100 SCHOOL DR, FORT HANCOCK, TX 79839 · (915) 769-3811 · Hudspeth County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Texas public high schools
- DTest 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
11.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
149 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 7 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 12% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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 FT HANCOCK 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 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp 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 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 40.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 49.0% | 16.0% |
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% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Fort Hancock High School
Fort Hancock High School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hancock High School this school | 163 | 91.4% | 37.4% |
| La Villa Early College High School LA VILLA | 179 | 92.7% | 36.8% |
| Steam at the Fine Arts Academy SAN ANTONIO | 240 | 90.4% | 37.3% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter High HOUSTON | 169 | 95.9% | 53.3% |
| Freer High School FREER | 202 | 87.6% | 45.3% |
| Tornillo High School TORNILLO | 241 | 94.2% | 43.7% |
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 Fort Hancock High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,207 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #961 of 1,425 ▲ 258 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #969 of 1,425 ▼ 119 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #1,036 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #1,419 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #150 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
163
+43 (+36%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 163 | 14.5 | 11.2:1 | 91% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 14.4 | 12.3:1 | 88% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 11.7 | 9.6:1 | 87% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 12 | 10.0:1 | 90% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 12 | 9.2:1 | 95% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 12 | 11.0:1 | 90% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 93% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Hancock High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (110 to 163); teachers up 21% (12 to 14.5).
About Fort Hancock High School
Fort Hancock High School is a small high school in FORT HANCOCK, Texas, (ZIP code 79839). The school counts 163 students across grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
Fort Hancock High School is one of 2 schools in FT HANCOCK ISD, which enrolls 390 students in total.
About 97% of the student body at Fort Hancock High School is Hispanic. County-wide, 67% of Hudspeth County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Fort Hancock High School, 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.2:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Roughly 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Hudspeth County, the average eligibility rate is 83%.
allk12 grades Fort Hancock High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Fort Hancock High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.4% is 2.7 points above the 34.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hudspeth County show that the median household income is $48,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 10%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Besides Fort Hancock High School, Hudspeth County has 4 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Benito Martinez Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Fort Hancock High School's average proficiency of 37.4% compares with 34.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Fort Hancock High School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 36% enrollment rise, from 120 in 2020-21 to 163 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 10.0 in 2020-21 to 11.2 in 2024-25.
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Hudspeth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,403
Census ACS
Median income
$48,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FT HANCOCK ISD
- Benito Martinez Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- Fort Hancock Middle SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Benito Martinez Elementary School0.5 mi · 227
- Tornillo Intermediate School18.4 mi · 335
- Tornillo Junior High School18.4 mi · 150
- Tornillo High School18.5 mi · 241
- Fabens Elementary School22.6 mi · 421
- Fabens Middle School22.8 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Hancock High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fort Hancock High School?
Fort Hancock High School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Fort Hancock High School serve?
Fort Hancock High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fort Hancock High School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Fort Hancock High School.
What is the student diversity at Fort Hancock High School?
Student demographics at Fort Hancock High School are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fort Hancock High School public or private?
Fort Hancock High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FT HANCOCK ISD.
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