Enrollment
336
High
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON ISD·NCES 482733003076
Lexington High School
8783 N HWY 77, LEXINGTON, TX 78947 · (979) 773-2255 · Lee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Texas public high schools
- B+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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
121 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 24% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 LEXINGTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 49.0% | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 41.0% | 44.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | N/A |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Lexington High School
Lexington High School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington High School this school | 336 | 36.0% | 61.0% |
| Howe High School HOWE | 363 | 35.0% | 66.3% |
| Early High School EARLY | 365 | 35.9% | 76.4% |
| Scurry-Rosser High School SCURRY | 347 | 37.2% | 55.5% |
| Burton High School BURTON | 237 | 38.4% | 54.8% |
| Hallettsville High School HALLETTSVILLE | 406 | 32.3% | 54.7% |
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 Lexington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #457 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #640 of 1,425 ▼ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #661 of 1,425 ▼ 191 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,107 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #131 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #695 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #1,278 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #262 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
336
+18 (+6%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 336 | 32.9 | 10.2:1 | 36% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 34.2 | 10.3:1 | 35% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 32% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 35% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 30.6 | 9.4:1 | 43% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 29 | 9.3:1 | 39% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 29 | 9.4:1 | 43% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 18% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lexington High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (289 to 336); teachers up 7% (30.6 to 32.9).
About Lexington High School
LEXINGTON, Texas, is home to Lexington High School, a small high school. It educates 336 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
LEXINGTON ISD includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,052 students.
A majority of students at Lexington High School, 67%, are White. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 66% White share among all Lee County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Lexington High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The teaching staff at Lexington High School is 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.2:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Lee County.
allk12 grades Lexington High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lexington High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 61.0% actual against 58.3% predicted.
Within Lee County, median household income is about $76,371, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lee County number 9 and enroll about 3,236.
The school nearest to Lexington High School is Lexington Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Lexington High School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lexington High School went from 318 students to 336. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.4:1 to 10.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,971
Census ACS
Median income
$76,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,236 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEXINGTON ISD
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Other schools in LEXINGTON
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Other Lexington High schools
9 other US public schools in 10 states are named Lexington High. Lexington High School is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Lexington HighLexington, SC · 2,536 students
- Lexington HighLexington, MA · 2,405 students
- LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOLLEXINGTON, NE · 915 students
- Lexington High SchoolLexington, TN · 890 students
- Lexington High SchoolLexington, OH · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Middle School0.0 mi · 228
- Lexington Elementary School0.3 mi · 488
- Dime Box School11.3 mi · 156
- Giddings Middle School15.3 mi · 389
- Giddings Intermediate School15.3 mi · 278
- Giddings High School15.3 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Lexington High SchoolHow large is Lexington High School?
Lexington High School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lexington High School serve?
Lexington High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lexington High School have?
Lexington High School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lexington High School?
Student demographics at Lexington High School are roughly 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lexington High School?
Lexington High School is overseen by LEXINGTON ISD in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.