LOS FRESNOS H S

LOS FRESNOS H S, a roomy 9-12 campus in LOS FRESNOS, Texas, run under LOS FRESNOS CISD, serves 3,285 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 313% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within LOS FRESNOS CISD, which oversees 14 schools and 10,357 students, LOS FRESNOS H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LOS FRESNOS H S records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 3% White.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 208 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LOS FRESNOS H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.0%; LOS FRESNOS H S posts 59.9%, +19.8 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cameron County put the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cameron County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), of which LOS FRESNOS H S is one.

LOPEZ-RIGGINS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LOS FRESNOS H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOS FRESNOS H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.0%.

LOS FRESNOS H S operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 97%: 1,669 students in 2018 compared to 3,285 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.