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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUENSTER ISD·NCES 483186003545

MUENSTER H S

205 E 7TH ST, MUENSTER, TX 76252 · (940) 759-2281 · Cooke County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Enrollment
259
High
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
40 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
43
Grade 8
41
Grade 9
39
Grade 10
48
Grade 11
48
Grade 12
40
Student demographics
White
23189%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
145%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 54%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 13%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
125%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14355%
Female
11645%

School pathway

Feeds from
MUENSTER ELPK06
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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
75.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
259
+33 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MUENSTER H S

Located at 205 E 7TH ST, in MUENSTER, Texas, MUENSTER H S is a micro-enrollment high school that educates 259 students (grades 7 through 12), part of MUENSTER ISD. That puts it 67% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within MUENSTER ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 570 students, MUENSTER H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, MUENSTER H S reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at MUENSTER H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cooke County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MUENSTER H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cooke County shows median household income runs about $73,932, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MUENSTER H S is one of 20 public schools in Cooke County (combined enrollment of about 6,986 students).

Nearest neighbor: MUENSTER EL, around 0.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MUENSTER H S comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.

MUENSTER H S operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 226 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Cooke County at a glance

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Population
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students

Quick facts

School name
MUENSTER H S
District
MUENSTER ISD
Address
205 E 7TH ST, MUENSTER, TX 76252
Phone
(940) 759-2281
County
Cooke County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
259
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
10.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
40 (15%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
483186003545
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MUENSTER H S
What is the total enrollment at MUENSTER H S?
MUENSTER H S enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does MUENSTER H S serve?
MUENSTER H S serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MUENSTER H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MUENSTER H S is approximately 10.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MUENSTER H S?
Student demographics at MUENSTER H S are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is MUENSTER H S in?
MUENSTER H S is part of MUENSTER ISD.
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