FRUITVALE H S

FRUITVALE H S is a 9-12 campus of tiny scale in FRUITVALE, Texas, part of FRUITVALE ISD, works with 99 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 88% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

FRUITVALE H S is one of 3 schools operated by FRUITVALE ISD, a district that caters to 385 students overall.

In terms of who attends, FRUITVALE H S reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder looks like 16% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Van Zandt County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRUITVALE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 47.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Van Zandt County indicate median household income runs about $69,475, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FRUITVALE H S is one of 29 public schools in Van Zandt County (combined enrollment of about 10,738 students).

The closest other public school is FRUITVALE MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRUITVALE H S comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 116 students in 2018 compared to 99 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 16% across the same window.

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