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What's one thing LOCKHART H S gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,006
High
DISTRICT 1,036 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCKHART ISD·NCES 482787003123
Lockhart High School
#1 LION COUNTRY DR, LOCKHART, TX 78644 · (512) 398-0300 · Caldwell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,006 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.8:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
1,435 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 513 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 582 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 465 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 446 | 22% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 LOCKHART 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% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp 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 18 points since 2020, 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 | 4.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 19.0% | 45.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Lockhart High School
Lockhart High School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart High School this school | 2,006 | 71.5% | 37.6% |
| Ray High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,578 | 71.0% | 43.8% |
| Jay High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,118 | 71.7% | 39.1% |
| Plainview High School PLAINVIEW | 1,418 | 72.9% | 46.4% |
| Cedar Creek High School CEDAR CREEK | 2,144 | 68.2% | 35.3% |
| San Marcos High School SAN MARCOS | 2,371 | 73.3% | 38.8% |
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 Lockhart High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,203 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,247 of 1,425 ▼ 47 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,260 of 1,425 ▲ 33 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #804 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,006 | #325 of 2,107 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #880 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #985 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #547 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.0% | #145 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
2,006
+254 (+14%) vs 2020
+138% since 1990-91, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 2,006 | 126.7 | 15.8:1 | 72% (1,435) |
| 2023-24 | 2,012 | 121.2 | 16.6:1 | 71% (1,436) |
| 2022-23 | 1,968 | 118.7 | 16.6:1 | 69% (1,358) |
| 2020-21 | 1,752 | 107 | 16.4:1 | 74% (1,298) |
| 2017-18 | 1,567 | 91.8 | 17.1:1 | 62% (971) |
| 2015-16 | 1,086 | 71 | 15.3:1 | 57% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 66 | 14.3:1 | 55% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 25% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 843 | 2 | 421.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lockhart High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (1,567 to 2,006); teachers up 38% (91.8 to 126.7).
About Lockhart High School
Lockhart High School serves students in LOCKHART, Texas, as a large high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 2,006 students enrolled. That is 152% above the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
LOCKHART ISD is the district for Lockhart High School. It has 9 schools and 6,753 students.
Hispanic students are 81% of those enrolled at Lockhart High School. Next come 14% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 57% Hispanic among all Caldwell County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
Lockhart High School has 126.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. The school has 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lockhart High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Texas public high schools.
Lockhart High School scores 37.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.1%.
In Caldwell County, home to about 48,669 people, the median household earns about $69,758 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Caldwell County number 19, with about 9,286 students.
Navarro Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Lockhart High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 37.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment increased 14% over 4 years, reaching 2,006 in 2024-25.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,669
Census ACS
Median income
$69,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOCKHART ISD
- Lockhart Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,501 students
- Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Clear Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Other schools in LOCKHART
- Lockhart Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,501 students
- Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- The Excel Center (for Adults)High · 571 students
- Clear Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Navarro Elementary School0.2 mi · 667
- Clear Fork Elementary School0.3 mi · 523
- Lockhart Pride High School1.0 mi · 66
- Bluebonnet Elementary School1.1 mi · 614
- George W Carver Early Education Center1.3 mi · 325
- Lockhart Junior High School1.4 mi · 1,501
Frequently asked questions
About Lockhart High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lockhart High School?
Lockhart High School enrolls approximately 2,006 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lockhart High School serve?
Lockhart High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lockhart High School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Lockhart High School.
What is the student diversity at Lockhart High School?
Student demographics at Lockhart High School are roughly 14% White, 81% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lockhart High School?
Lockhart High School is overseen by LOCKHART ISD in Caldwell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.