Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIONA ISD·NCES 481998001953
Friona High School
810 CHIEFTAIN WAY, FRIONA, TX 79035 · (806) 250-3951 · Parmer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
8.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
201 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 25% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 FRIONA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 48.0% | 15.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 40.0% | 38.0% | 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 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Friona High School
Friona High School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friona High School this school | 291 | 69.1% | 52.0% |
| Crane High School CRANE | 347 | 67.7% | 48.8% |
| Natalia High School NATALIA | 352 | 73.0% | 40.7% |
| Dilley High School DILLEY | 258 | 72.5% | 23.8% |
| Clint ISD Early College Academy CLINT | 290 | 68.3% | 81.7% |
| Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School ODESSA | 418 | 66.3% | 68.8% |
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 Friona High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #750 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #578 of 1,425 ▲ 294 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #862 of 1,425 ▼ 231 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #180 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,181 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #22 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #1,081 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #599 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #490 of 557 |
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
291
+18 (+7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 291 | 34.7 | 8.4:1 | 69% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 34.3 | 8.8:1 | 69% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 34.3 | 8.6:1 | 55% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 33 | 8.3:1 | 65% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 30.9 | 9.7:1 | 74% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 79% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 36 | 9.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 48% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 27 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friona High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (298 to 291); teachers up 12% (30.9 to 34.7).
About Friona High School
Friona High School, located in FRIONA, Texas, is a small high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 291 students. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 63% smaller than average.
FRIONA ISD is the local district for Friona High School. It runs 4 schools with 1,016 students.
About 87% of the student body at Friona High School is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 12% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Parmer County's population at about 67%. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Friona High School was 8.4:1. This ratio sits 6.7 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 69%.
Friona High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Friona High School is 7.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Parmer County census figures show that the median household income is $69,735, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Parmer County is home to 11 public schools and about 2,164 public school students.
Friona Primary School is located about 0.5 miles from Friona High School. The five-mile area around Friona High School holds 3 other public schools. Friona High School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Friona High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 7% from its 2020-21 level of 273.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Friona High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 FRIONA ISD
- Friona Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Friona Junior High SchoolMiddle · 225 students
- Friona Primary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Other schools in FRIONA
- Friona Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Friona Junior High SchoolMiddle · 225 students
- Friona Primary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Friona Primary School0.5 mi · 217
- Friona Elementary School0.5 mi · 283
- Friona Junior High School0.6 mi · 225
- Bovina Middle School12.5 mi · 96
- Bovina High School12.5 mi · 128
- Bovina Elementary School12.5 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Friona High SchoolHow large is Friona High School?
Friona High School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Friona High School serve?
Friona High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Friona High School have?
Friona High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
How diverse is Friona High School?
Friona High School reports a student body of 12% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Friona High School in?
Friona High School is part of FRIONA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.