Enrollment
154
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARROLD ISD·NCES 482262002298
Harrold School
18106 STEWART ST, HARROLD, TX 76364 · (940) 886-2213 · Wilbarger County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Texas public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
74 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 7% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 43.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 41.0% | 32.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Harrold School
Harrold School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrold School this school | 154 | 48.1% | 42.0% |
| Bynum School BYNUM | 187 | 46.5% | 47.8% |
| Penelope School PENELOPE | 216 | 50.5% | 44.1% |
| Loop School LOOP | 150 | 48.7% | 55.3% |
| Follett School FOLLETT | 182 | 52.2% | 33.9% |
| Rochelle School ROCHELLE | 160 | 51.9% | 65.6% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Harrold School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #115 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #40 of 218 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #41 of 218 ▲ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #179 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #162 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
154
+47 (+44%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 154 | 15.4 | 10.0:1 | 48% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 18.4 | 8.3:1 | 48% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 15.5 | 8.9:1 | 41% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 14 | 7.6:1 | 54% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 13.2 | 8.6:1 | 60% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 14 | 7.2:1 | 59% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | 13 | 8.4:1 | 63% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 120 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 52% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 11 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrold School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (114 to 154); teachers up 17% (13.2 to 15.4).
About Harrold School
Harrold School operates as a very small school serving multiple grade levels in HARROLD, Texas. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 12, with 154 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 485 students for combined schools in Texas.
Harrold School is part of HARROLD ISD.
Of every 100 students at Harrold School, about 59 are White. It is also 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among Wilbarger County residents, the White share is about 63%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harrold School scores 57%.
The school had 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. The gap from the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas is 1.7 students per teacher. The school reported 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 22 points below the 70% average for public schools in Wilbarger County.
Among Texas public K-12 schools, Harrold School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Harrold School, the prediction is 53.2% and the result is 42.0%.
The school is in Wilbarger County, where the median household earns about $54,102 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Harrold School shares Wilbarger County with 7 other public schools.
Electra Junior/Senior High is about 7.1 miles from Harrold School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. The nearest schools with test data average 35.2%, lower than Harrold School's 42.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment figures are 107 for 2020-21 and 154 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. The number of students per teacher increased from 7.6 to 10.0 over 4 years.
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Wilbarger County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,616
Census ACS
Median income
$54,102
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,099 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Harrold schools
One other US public school is named Harrold. Harrold School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Harrold SchoolGreensburg, PA · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Electra Junior/Senior High7.1 mi · 209
- Electra Elementary School7.1 mi · 233
- Davidson Elementary School11.3 mi · 21
- Vernon ISD Opportunity Center15.4 mi · 10
- Vernon Middle School15.5 mi · 390
- T G McCord Elementary School16.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Harrold SchoolHow many students attend Harrold School?
Harrold School enrolls approximately 154 students in grades KG-12.
Is Harrold School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrold School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Harrold School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Harrold School.
How diverse is Harrold School?
Harrold School reports a student body of 59% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Harrold School public or private?
Harrold School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARROLD ISD.
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