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HALLSVILLE H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HALLSVILLE H S
Set in HALLSVILLE, Texas, HALLSVILLE H S is a large secondary school, part of HALLSVILLE ISD. It caters to 1,451 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 82% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
HALLSVILLE ISD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 24,602 students; HALLSVILLE H S is among them.
On the student-mix side, HALLSVILLE H S logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HALLSVILLE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HALLSVILLE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 58.5%; actual is 73.9%, +15.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, Harrison County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,103, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HALLSVILLE H S is one of 29 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 32,062 students).
Nearest neighbor: HALLSVILLE NORTH EL, around 0.8 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HALLSVILLE H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,461 students in 2018 compared to 1,451 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.
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- HALLSVILLE EAST EL2.2 mi · 598
- HALLSVILLE INT2.2 mi · 759
- HALLSVILLE J H2.3 mi · 768
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