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Enrollment
462
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPSTEAD ISD·NCES 482292002321
Hempstead High School
801 DONOHO, HEMPSTEAD, TX 77445 · (979) 826-3331 · Waller County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
335 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 131 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 111 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HEMPSTEAD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 48.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 30.0% | 44.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Hempstead High School
Hempstead High School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead High School this school | 462 | 72.5% | 29.6% |
| Wharton High School WHARTON | 566 | 73.3% | 30.9% |
| Beaumont ISD Early College High School BEAUMONT | 321 | 70.1% | 76.3% |
| Arlington College and Career High School ARLINGTON | 340 | 78.2% | 79.8% |
| Rice High School ALTAIR | 348 | 70.4% | 35.6% |
| IDEA Walzem College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 724 | 77.1% | 54.6% |
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 Hempstead High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,335 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #939 of 1,425 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,381 of 1,425 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.5pp | #356 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #951 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #648 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #721 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #530 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #347 of 672 |
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
462
+66 (+17%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 462 | 31.8 | 14.5:1 | 73% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 37.8 | 11.8:1 | 74% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 37.2 | 12.5:1 | 80% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 40 | 9.9:1 | 76% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 43.1 | 9.6:1 | 74% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 59% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 53% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hempstead High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (415 to 462); teachers down 26% (43.1 to 31.8).
About Hempstead High School
Hempstead High School is a small high school located in HEMPSTEAD, Texas. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 462 students. It has 42% fewer students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
District-wide, HEMPSTEAD ISD has 3 schools and 1,585 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Hempstead High School is 68%, a majority. Smaller groups are 21% Black and 9% White. For comparison, the population of Waller County is roughly 34% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Hempstead High School has 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. The average for high schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 73%. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Waller County is 13 points.
Hempstead High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Texas public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hempstead High School is 13.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 29.6%. Predicted: 42.7%.
In Waller County, home to about 61,552 people, the median household earns about $80,397 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Hempstead High School shares Waller County with 18 other public schools.
Hempstead Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Hempstead High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hempstead High School is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Hempstead High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 17%, from 396 to 462. The number of students per teacher increased from 9.9 to 14.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Hempstead High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Waller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,552
Census ACS
Median income
$80,397
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD ISD
- Hempstead Elementary SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Hempstead Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- Hempstead Alternative Learning CenterCombined
Other schools in HEMPSTEAD
- Hempstead Elementary SchoolElementary · 823 students
- H T Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Hempstead Middle SchoolMiddle · 300 students
- Safe HavenHigh · 12 students
- Hempstead Alternative Learning CenterCombined
Other Hempstead High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hempstead High. Hempstead High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NY · 1,879 students
- Hempstead High SchoolDubuque, IA · 1,499 students
Nearby schools
- Hempstead Middle School0.2 mi · 300
- Hempstead Elementary School0.7 mi · 823
- H T Jones Elementary School5.9 mi · 720
- Safe Haven7.4 mi · 12
- Waller J J Alternative Education Program9.1 mi · 7
- Waller Junior High School9.2 mi · 951
Frequently asked questions
About Hempstead High SchoolHow many students attend Hempstead High School?
Hempstead High School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hempstead High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hempstead High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hempstead High School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Hempstead High School.
How diverse is Hempstead High School?
Hempstead High School reports a student body of 9% White, 68% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hempstead High School?
Hempstead High School is overseen by HEMPSTEAD ISD in Waller County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.