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KRUM H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KRUM H S
KRUM H S is a 9-12 campus of average-sized scale in KRUM, Texas, run under KRUM ISD, caters to 776 students in grades 9 through 12.
Within KRUM ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,542 students, KRUM H S is one campus in the system.
On demographics, KRUM H S records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Denton County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KRUM H S has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KRUM H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 56.4%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Denton County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), KRUM H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is BLANCHE DODD EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around KRUM H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KRUM H S at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 45.1%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 19%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 776 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 68% to 57%.
On the community side, members of the KRUM H S community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Denton County at a glance
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Related schools
- KRUM MIDDLEMiddle · 569 students
- DIXIE HANSEL ELElementary · 501 students
- DYER ELElementary · 361 students
- BLANCHE DODD ELElementary · 335 students
- DENTON CO J J A E PElementary
- KRUM MIDDLEMiddle · 569 students
- DIXIE HANSEL ELElementary · 501 students
- DYER ELElementary · 361 students
- BLANCHE DODD ELElementary · 335 students
- BLANCHE DODD EL0.3 mi · 335
- KRUM MIDDLE0.3 mi · 569
- DYER EL0.7 mi · 361
- DIXIE HANSEL EL0.8 mi · 501
- NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY-NORTH CAMPUS3.3 mi · 237
- DENTON H S3.6 mi · 2,083