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Enrollment
1,173
High
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MABANK ISD·NCES 482868003248
Mabank High School
18786 E HWY 175, MABANK, TX 75147 · (903) 880-1600 · Kaufman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,173 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
715 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 350 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 288 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 280 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 255 | 22% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 MABANK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 54.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 36.0% | 37.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Mabank High School
Mabank High School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabank High School this school | 1,173 | 61.0% | 55.4% |
| Burnet High School BURNET | 946 | 56.4% | 51.6% |
| Van High School VAN | 768 | 54.8% | 59.1% |
| Columbia High School WEST COLUMBIA | 885 | 55.4% | 47.3% |
| Sulphur Springs High School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 1,270 | 58.6% | 54.9% |
| Denison High School DENISON | 1,351 | 56.6% | 57.3% |
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 Mabank High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #635 of 1,385 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #557 of 1,425 ▲ 44 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #540 of 1,425 ▲ 8 | #2 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +34.0pp | #84 of 1,184 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,173 | #530 of 2,107 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #516 of 1,344 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #714 of 1,346 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #778 of 1,522 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #307 of 672 | #6 of 8 |
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
1,173
+160 (+16%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 1,173 | 85.4 | 13.7:1 | 61% (715) |
| 2023-24 | 1,150 | 84.1 | 13.7:1 | 57% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 1,111 | 81.1 | 13.7:1 | 57% (637) |
| 2020-21 | 1,013 | 79 | 12.8:1 | 57% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 1,035 | 77.4 | 13.4:1 | 53% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 1,021 | 73 | 14.0:1 | 48% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 951 | 72 | 13.2:1 | 52% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 68 | 12.3:1 | 29% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 43 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mabank High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,035 to 1,173); teachers up 10% (77.4 to 85.4).
About Mabank High School
Among the schools in MABANK, Texas, is Mabank High School, a mid-sized high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,173 students. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 47% larger than average.
MABANK ISD is responsible for 6 schools, Mabank High School included, with 4,118 students in all.
At Mabank High School, 65% of students are White. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Kaufman County is about 54% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
There are about 13.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mabank High School, which has 85.4. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Mabank High School is about 61%. The average for public schools in Kaufman County is similar, at 59%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mabank High School is 7.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.4% actual, 47.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Census data for Kaufman County show median household income comes to about $89,485, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 65 public schools and about 41,319 students.
Mabank Junior High School is the nearest public school to Mabank High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Mabank High School, there are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mabank High School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
From 1,013 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 1,173 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mabank High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MABANK ISD
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
- Mabank Junior High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in MABANK
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
- Mabank Junior High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Mabank DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Mabank Junior High School0.4 mi · 652
- Mabank Intermediate School0.6 mi · 610
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 723
- Southside Elementary School2.3 mi · 459
- Lakeview Elementary School3.2 mi · 501
- Eustace Primary School7.5 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Mabank High SchoolHow many students attend Mabank High School?
Mabank High School enrolls approximately 1,173 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mabank High School serve?
Mabank High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Mabank High School have?
Mabank High School employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mabank High School?
At Mabank High School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mabank High School in?
Mabank High School is part of MABANK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.