LINDEN-KILDARE H S

LINDEN-KILDARE H S is a tiny high school in LINDEN, Texas, overseen by LINDEN-KILDARE CISD. The school hosts 186 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so LINDEN-KILDARE H S sits 77% leaner than that benchmark.

LINDEN-KILDARE CISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 617 students; LINDEN-KILDARE H S is among them.

On the student-mix side, LINDEN-KILDARE H S shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LINDEN-KILDARE H S has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LINDEN-KILDARE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 64.1%, +15.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cass County put median household earnings sit near $53,813, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Cass County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,268 students), LINDEN-KILDARE H S is one campus in the mix.

MAE LUSTER STEPHENS J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINDEN-KILDARE H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. LINDEN-KILDARE H S's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 217 (now 186). White enrollment moved from 72% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.