LOCKHART H S

LOCKHART H S is a secondary school of large scale in LOCKHART, Texas, operated by LOCKHART ISD, hosting 2,006 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 152% above the state mean of about 796.

LOCKHART ISD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,753 students; LOCKHART H S is among them.

On the student-mix side, LOCKHART H S shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 14% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Caldwell County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LOCKHART H S has 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LOCKHART H S higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at LOCKHART H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LOCKHART H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Around the school, Caldwell County reports that median household income runs about $69,758, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Caldwell County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,286 students), of which LOCKHART H S is one.

NAVARRO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LOCKHART H S. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOCKHART H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 28%: 1,567 students in 2018 compared to 2,006 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for LOCKHART H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.