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Enrollment
464
High
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JIM NED CISD·NCES 482478002771
Jim Ned High School
9TH & GARZA, TUSCOLA, TX 79562 · (325) 554-7755 · Taylor County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
65 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 23% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 JIM NED CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 64.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 49.0% | 28.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Jim Ned High School
Jim Ned High School's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ned High School this school | 464 | 14.0% | 72.3% |
| Wall High School WALL | 361 | 15.2% | 76.1% |
| Holliday High School HOLLIDAY | 365 | 16.7% | 72.6% |
| Gunter High School GUNTER | 368 | 13.0% | 57.6% |
| Crawford High School CRAWFORD | 318 | 14.2% | 66.0% |
| Bushland High School AMARILLO | 497 | 17.1% | 70.3% |
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 Jim Ned High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #196 of 1,385 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #214 of 1,425 ▲ 244 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #194 of 1,425 ▲ 113 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #949 of 2,107 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #254 of 1,344 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #999 of 1,346 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #1,493 of 1,522 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.7% | #116 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
464
+63 (+16%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 464 | 39.9 | 11.6:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 40.3 | 11.4:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 35.2 | 13.0:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 17% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 32.5 | 10.7:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 38 | 8.8:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 30 | 10.9:1 | 17% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 25% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 15 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jim Ned High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (347 to 464); teachers up 23% (32.5 to 39.9).
About Jim Ned High School
Jim Ned High School serves students in TUSCOLA, Texas, as a small high school. Its enrollment is 464 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
JIM NED CISD operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,639 students.
By race and ethnicity, Jim Ned High School is 82% White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
Jim Ned High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, with 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The school has 14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Taylor County report 53%.
Jim Ned High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.3%, compared with a predicted 67.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Taylor County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,139, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 54 public schools and about 24,159 students.
Of the public schools around it, Jim Ned High School is closest to Jim Ned Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.0%; Jim Ned High School's is 72.3%, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Jim Ned High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 464, compared with 401 in 2020-21.
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Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,863
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
24,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JIM NED CISD
- Jim Ned Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- Lawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Jim Ned Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
- Buffalo Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- New J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in TUSCOLA
- Jim Ned Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- Jim Ned Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Jim Ned Middle School0.1 mi · 245
- Jim Ned Intermediate School0.4 mi · 410
- Buffalo Gap Elementary School4.9 mi · 224
- Lawn Elementary School6.0 mi · 296
- Wylie West Junior High School9.7 mi · 1,038
- Wylie West Intermediate School9.9 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Jim Ned High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jim Ned High School?
Jim Ned High School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jim Ned High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jim Ned High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Jim Ned High School have?
Jim Ned High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jim Ned High School?
At Jim Ned High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jim Ned High School public or private?
Jim Ned High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by JIM NED CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.