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Enrollment
782
High
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD·NCES 482241002248
Hardin-Jefferson High School
3155 HWY 326 S, SOUR LAKE, TX 77659 · (409) 981-6430 · Hardin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
14.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
257 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 220 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 215 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 179 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 168 | 21% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 58.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 36.0% | 17.0% | 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 | 70.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Hardin-Jefferson High School
Hardin-Jefferson High School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Jefferson High School this school | 782 | 32.9% | 70.8% |
| Pleasant Grove High School TEXARKANA | 821 | 37.9% | 69.9% |
| Hamshire-Fannett High School HAMSHIRE | 633 | 29.9% | 55.8% |
| Spring Hill High School LONGVIEW | 570 | 29.5% | 70.8% |
| Hallettsville High School HALLETTSVILLE | 406 | 32.3% | 54.7% |
| China Spring High School CHINA SPRING | 959 | 27.8% | 72.1% |
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 Hardin-Jefferson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #217 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #109 of 1,425 ▼ 29 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #360 of 1,425 ▲ 26 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #711 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #696 of 2,107 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #623 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #663 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #1,323 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #219 of 672 | 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
782
+86 (+12%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 782 | 54.3 | 14.4:1 | 33% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 53.2 | 14.7:1 | 34% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 53.7 | 14.0:1 | 38% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 52 | 13.4:1 | 34% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 49.1 | 13.4:1 | 36% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 51 | 12.5:1 | 30% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 45 | 12.3:1 | 29% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 12% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 17 | 30.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hardin-Jefferson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (656 to 782); teachers up 11% (49.1 to 54.3).
About Hardin-Jefferson High School
In SOUR LAKE, Texas, Hardin-Jefferson High School is a mid-sized high school. It teaches 782 students in grades 9 through 12.
Hardin-Jefferson High School reports to HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD, which has 6 schools and 2,762 students.
Of every 100 students at Hardin-Jefferson High School, about 67 are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Hardin County, the White share is about 84%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. In all, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Hardin County.
Hardin-Jefferson High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Texas public high schools.
Test results at Hardin-Jefferson High School are 11.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (70.8% actual, 59.6% predicted).
In Hardin County, median household income comes to about $75,808, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Hardin County counts 23 public schools with about 10,541 students.
Hardin-Jefferson Junior High School is about 0.1 miles from Hardin-Jefferson High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Hardin-Jefferson High School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Hardin-Jefferson High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 782, from 696 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.4 students per teacher, compared with 13.4 in 2020-21.
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Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,642
Census ACS
Median income
$75,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,541 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD
- Sour Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Hardin-Jefferson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- China Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- New AeHigh · 3 students
- Hardin Co J J Alternative Education ProgramMiddle · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Hardin-Jefferson Junior High School0.1 mi · 656
- Sour Lake Elementary School1.9 mi · 720
- New Ae5.3 mi · 3
- China Elementary School5.6 mi · 600
- Devers Elementary School12.4 mi · 135
- Devers JH12.4 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Hardin-Jefferson High SchoolHow large is Hardin-Jefferson High School?
Hardin-Jefferson High School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hardin-Jefferson High School serve?
Hardin-Jefferson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Hardin-Jefferson High School have?
Hardin-Jefferson High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Hardin-Jefferson High School?
Student demographics at Hardin-Jefferson High School are roughly 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hardin-Jefferson High School in?
Hardin-Jefferson High School is part of HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD.
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