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What's the most underrated thing about HALLSVILLE H S that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,451
High
DISTRICT 3,515 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALLSVILLE ISD·NCES 482217002227
Hallsville High School
616 CAL YOUNG RD, HALLSVILLE, TX 75650 · (903) 668-5990 · Harrison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,451 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 87% of Texas public high schools
- ATest 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
12.5:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
509 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 382 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 358 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 351 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 360 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 HALLSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 58.0% | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 41.0% | 32.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 100.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Hallsville High School
Hallsville High School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsville High School this school | 1,451 | 35.1% | 72.2% |
| Lindale High School LINDALE | 1,338 | 37.5% | 81.4% |
| Hargrave High School HUFFMAN | 1,165 | 33.7% | 54.7% |
| Springtown High School SPRINGTOWN | 1,189 | 38.2% | 56.6% |
| Amarillo High School AMARILLO | 2,161 | 31.4% | 72.1% |
| Burleson High School BURLESON | 1,791 | 35.3% | 60.8% |
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 Hallsville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #197 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #312 of 1,425 ▲ 312 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #245 of 1,425 ▲ 58 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,451 | #470 of 2,107 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #341 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #666 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #1,291 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #533 of 557 | N/A |
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
1,451
+38 (+3%) vs 2020
+132% since 1990-91, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,451 | 116.2 | 12.5:1 | 35% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 1,462 | 114.3 | 12.8:1 | 38% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 1,456 | 112.2 | 13.0:1 | 40% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 1,413 | 108 | 13.1:1 | 39% (547) |
| 2017-18 | 1,461 | 107.4 | 13.6:1 | 31% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 1,434 | 109 | 13.2:1 | 29% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 1,222 | 100 | 12.2:1 | 30% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 1,115 | 90 | 12.4:1 | 14% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 55 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hallsville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,461 to 1,451); teachers up 8% (107.4 to 116.2).
About Hallsville High School
Hallsville High School is a large high school with an address in HALLSVILLE, Texas. It reports enrollment of 1,451 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
A total of 7 schools make up HALLSVILLE ISD, with 24,602 students enrolled.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Hallsville High School. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
On staff are 116.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 35% of students at Hallsville High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harrison County is 61%.
Hallsville High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Texas public high schools.
Hallsville High School is 13.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (72.2% versus 58.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harrison County show that median household income comes to about $66,103, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Harrison County, 29 public schools serve about 32,062 students.
Among nearby public schools, Hallsville North Elementary School is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Hallsville High School. On state test proficiency, Hallsville High School ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 1,451 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,413.
People who know Hallsville High School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,155
Census ACS
Median income
$66,103
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
32,062 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HALLSVILLE ISD
- Texas Virtual Academy at HallsvilleCombined · 19,731 students
- Hallsville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Hallsville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Hallsville West Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Hallsville East Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Hallsville North Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other schools in HALLSVILLE
- Texas Virtual Academy at HallsvilleCombined · 19,731 students
- Hallsville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Hallsville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Hallsville East Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Hallsville North Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Hallsville DAEPCombined
Other Hallsville High schools
One other US public school is named Hallsville High. Hallsville High School is the largest of the 2.
- HALLSVILLE HIGHHALLSVILLE, MO · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Hallsville North Elementary School0.8 mi · 592
- Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville1.4 mi · 19,731
- Hallsville East Elementary School2.2 mi · 598
- Hallsville Intermediate School2.2 mi · 759
- Hallsville Junior High School2.3 mi · 768
- Hallsville West Elementary School5.7 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Hallsville High SchoolHow many students attend Hallsville High School?
Hallsville High School enrolls approximately 1,451 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hallsville High School serve?
Hallsville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hallsville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hallsville High School is approximately 12.5:1 (116 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hallsville High School?
Student demographics at Hallsville High School are roughly 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hallsville High School in?
Hallsville High School is part of HALLSVILLE ISD.
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