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Enrollment
1,882
High
DISTRICT 2,055 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE ISD·NCES 482403002658
Huntsville High School
650 F M 2821 E, HUNTSVILLE, TX 77320 · (936) 435-6100 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,882 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.1:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,281 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 509 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 507 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 455 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 411 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 HUNTSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 18.0% | 46.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Huntsville High School
Huntsville High School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville High School this school | 1,882 | 68.1% | 40.5% |
| Legacy High School WICHITA FALLS | 1,857 | 64.9% | 38.5% |
| Ball High School GALVESTON | 1,905 | 69.1% | 36.1% |
| Arlington Heights High School FORT WORTH | 1,898 | 67.8% | 37.3% |
| Temple High School TEMPLE | 2,320 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
| Nacogdoches High School NACOGDOCHES | 1,755 | 73.7% | 42.0% |
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 Huntsville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,121 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,244 of 1,425 ▼ 125 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,258 of 1,425 ▼ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #670 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,882 | #361 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #924 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #159 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #628 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #483 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
1,882
+148 (+9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,647
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,882 | 117.2 | 16.1:1 | 68% (1,281) |
| 2023-24 | 1,847 | 129.8 | 14.2:1 | 69% (1,269) |
| 2022-23 | 1,797 | 129.8 | 13.8:1 | 68% (1,216) |
| 2020-21 | 1,734 | 127 | 13.7:1 | 53% (914) |
| 2017-18 | 1,784 | 119 | 15.0:1 | 51% (905) |
| 2015-16 | 1,780 | 117 | 15.2:1 | 46% (818) |
| 2010-11 | 1,624 | 110 | 14.8:1 | 29% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 1,760 | 116 | 15.2:1 | 33% (584) |
| 1990-91 | 1,647 | 91 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntsville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,784 to 1,882); teachers down 1% (119 to 117.2).
About Huntsville High School
Huntsville High School is a public high school in HUNTSVILLE, Texas. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,882 students. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 136% above average.
Huntsville High School falls under HUNTSVILLE ISD, which has 11 schools enrolling 12,092 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Huntsville High School, at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 33% White and 26% Black. Among all residents of Walker County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 117.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Huntsville High School reports 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Walker County.
allk12 grades Huntsville High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Huntsville High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.5% is 4.1 points below the 44.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Walker County show that the median household income is $52,324, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 18 public schools in Walker County, enrolling about 13,655 students in all.
The shortest distance from Huntsville High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Texas Online Preparatory High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 40.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 5 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Huntsville High School is Town: Distant.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when Huntsville High School had 1,734 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,882. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.7 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Huntsville High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,209
Census ACS
Median income
$52,324
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,655 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE ISD
- Texas Online Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Texas Online Preparatory Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,050 students
- Mance Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,298 students
- Scott Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 879 students
- Huntsville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Samuel Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 students
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE
- Texas Online Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Texas Online Preparatory Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,050 students
- Mance Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,298 students
- Scott Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 879 students
- Huntsville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Samuel Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 students
Other Huntsville High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Huntsville High. Huntsville High School is the largest of the 3.
- Huntsville High SchoolHuntsville, AL · 1,807 students
- HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHUNTSVILLE, AR · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Texas Online Preparatory High School0.2 mi · 2,228
- Texas Online Preparatory Elementary School0.2 mi · 646
- Texas Online Preparatory Middle School0.2 mi · 2,050
- Huntsville Elementary School0.4 mi · 670
- Mance Park Middle School1.2 mi · 1,298
- Huntsville Intermediate School1.3 mi · 831
Frequently asked questions
About Huntsville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Huntsville High School?
Huntsville High School enrolls approximately 1,882 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Huntsville High School serve?
Huntsville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Huntsville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Huntsville High School is approximately 16.1:1 (117 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Huntsville High School?
At Huntsville High School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 38% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Huntsville High School public or private?
Huntsville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HUNTSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.