Enrollment
168
High
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDTHWAITE ISD·NCES 482100002094
Goldthwaite High School
1509 HANNAH VALLEY RD, GOLDTHWAITE, TX 76844 · (325) 648-3081 · Mills County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
7.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
75 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 43 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 GOLDTHWAITE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 61.0% | 19.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 54.0% | 35.0% | 3.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | N/A |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% 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 16 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 →
Schools most like Goldthwaite High School
Goldthwaite High School's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldthwaite High School this school | 168 | 44.6% | 70.6% |
| Valley Mills High School VALLEY MILLS | 206 | 44.7% | 55.4% |
| Windthorst High School WINDTHORST | 142 | 43.0% | 77.2% |
| Mason High School MASON | 192 | 41.1% | 79.4% |
| De Leon High School DE LEON | 182 | 42.3% | 74.2% |
| North Hopkins High School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 231 | 47.2% | 52.1% |
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 Goldthwaite High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #221 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #255 of 1,425 ▲ 135 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #209 of 1,425 ▼ 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #1,408 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #1,117 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
168
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 168 | 21.5 | 7.8:1 | 45% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 22.3 | 8.0:1 | 38% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 20.9 | 8.8:1 | 34% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 20 | 8.1:1 | 27% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 20.9 | 8.1:1 | 42% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 23 | 7.8:1 | 27% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 21 | 8.6:1 | 48% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 177 | 18 | 9.8:1 | 21% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goldthwaite High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (168 to 168); teachers up 3% (20.9 to 21.5).
About Goldthwaite High School
At 1509 HANNAH VALLEY RD in GOLDTHWAITE, Texas, Goldthwaite High School operates as a very small high school. Enrollment stands at 168 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 79% below the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
GOLDTHWAITE ISD runs 3 schools with a combined 516 students. Goldthwaite High School is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Goldthwaite High School is White: 65%. Next come 30% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. The diversity index for Goldthwaite High School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goldthwaite High School is 7.8:1, based on 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Goldthwaite High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Texas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Goldthwaite High School beats its 54.6% prediction with 70.6%, a top-10% result in Texas.
The county, Mills County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,620, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 754 students.
Goldthwaite High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Goldthwaite Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Goldthwaite High School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Goldthwaite High School's location as Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 162 (2020-21) to 168 (2024-25).
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Mills County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,511
Census ACS
Median income
$67,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
754 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOLDTHWAITE ISD
- Goldthwaite Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Goldthwaite Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Other schools in GOLDTHWAITE
- Goldthwaite Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Goldthwaite Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
- New Horizons Ranch SchoolCombined · 40 students
- New HorizonsCombined
Nearby schools
- Goldthwaite Middle School0.1 mi · 111
- Goldthwaite Elementary School0.3 mi · 237
- New Horizons Ranch School7.8 mi · 40
- Mullin Main8.9 mi · 79
- Priddy School15.9 mi · 119
- Lometa School19.7 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Goldthwaite High SchoolHow large is Goldthwaite High School?
Goldthwaite High School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Goldthwaite High School serve?
Goldthwaite High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Goldthwaite High School?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at Goldthwaite High School.
What is the student diversity at Goldthwaite High School?
Student demographics at Goldthwaite High School are roughly 65% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Goldthwaite High School public or private?
Goldthwaite High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GOLDTHWAITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.