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Enrollment
1,182
High
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEREFORD ISD·NCES 482301002335
Hereford High School
200 AVE F, HEREFORD, TX 79045 · (806) 363-7620 · Deaf Smith County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
871 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 319 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 299 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 310 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 254 | 21% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 HEREFORD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 38.0% | 21.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 44.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 8.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Hereford High School
Hereford High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford High School this school | 1,182 | 73.7% | 38.3% |
| Uvalde High School UVALDE | 1,148 | 76.1% | 33.3% |
| Somerset High School SOMERSET | 1,175 | 75.7% | 43.4% |
| Burges High School EL PASO | 1,394 | 72.7% | 49.8% |
| H M King High School KINGSVILLE | 918 | 74.7% | 26.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy (el Paso) EL PASO | 1,034 | 73.6% | 59.5% |
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 Hereford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,179 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #964 of 1,425 ▲ 257 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,194 of 1,425 ▲ 94 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #751 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,182 | #525 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #745 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #1,117 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #506 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #417 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
1,182
+67 (+6%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,160
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 1,182 | 78.5 | 15.1:1 | 74% (871) |
| 2023-24 | 1,177 | 84.7 | 13.9:1 | 75% (884) |
| 2022-23 | 1,176 | 88 | 13.4:1 | 81% (950) |
| 2020-21 | 1,115 | 86 | 13.0:1 | 71% (790) |
| 2017-18 | 1,091 | 77.5 | 14.1:1 | 66% (716) |
| 2015-16 | 1,105 | 77 | 14.3:1 | 75% (830) |
| 2010-11 | 1,153 | 85 | 13.6:1 | 68% (781) |
| 2000-01 | 1,199 | 82 | 14.6:1 | 50% (600) |
| 1990-91 | 1,160 | 82 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hereford High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,091 to 1,182); teachers up 1% (77.5 to 78.5).
About Hereford High School
Families in HEREFORD, Texas, are served by Hereford High School, a mid-sized high school. Total enrollment is 1,182 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Hereford High School sits within HEREFORD ISD, which has 8 schools and 3,964 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Hereford High School is Hispanic, at 90%. The rest of enrollment is 9% White. Among all residents of Deaf Smith County, the Hispanic share is about 76%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
Hereford High School reports a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher, from 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hereford High School, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.2%. Hereford High School scores 38.3%.
In the surrounding county, Deaf Smith County, median household income comes to about $60,799, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 4,110 students.
Measured in a straight line, Aikman Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Hereford High School. Other public schools within five miles: 7. The school's 38.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Hereford High School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,182, from 1,115 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.0 in 2020-21.
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Deaf Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,460
Census ACS
Median income
$60,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEREFORD ISD
- Hereford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Aikman Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Hereford Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 322 students
Other schools in HEREFORD
- Hereford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Aikman Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Hereford Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 322 students
Other Hereford High schools
One other US public school is named Hereford High. Hereford High School is the largest of the 2.
- Hereford HighParkton, MD · 1,175 students
Nearby schools
- Aikman Elementary School0.8 mi · 464
- Northwest Elementary School0.9 mi · 479
- Bluebonnet Elementary School1.0 mi · 366
- Hereford Preparatory Academy1.1 mi · 322
- Hereford Junior High School1.1 mi · 534
- West Central Elementary School1.4 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Hereford High SchoolHow large is Hereford High School?
Hereford High School enrolls approximately 1,182 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hereford High School serve?
Hereford High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hereford High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Hereford High School.
How diverse is Hereford High School?
Hereford High School reports a student body of 9% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Hereford High School in?
Hereford High School is part of HEREFORD ISD.
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