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Enrollment
1,755
High
DISTRICT 911 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NACOGDOCHES ISD·NCES 483209003561
Nacogdoches High School
4310 APPLEBY SAND RD, NACOGDOCHES, TX 75965 · (936) 564-2466 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,755 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,293 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 531 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 431 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 415 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 378 | 22% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 38.0% | 19.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 18.0% | 47.0% | 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 | 44.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Nacogdoches High School
Nacogdoches High School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches High School this school | 1,755 | 73.7% | 42.0% |
| Ball High School GALVESTON | 1,905 | 69.1% | 36.1% |
| Arlington Heights High School FORT WORTH | 1,898 | 67.8% | 37.3% |
| Marshall High School MARSHALL | 1,467 | 74.5% | 38.6% |
| Judson High School CONVERSE | 2,498 | 74.1% | 37.6% |
| Texas City High School TEXAS CITY | 1,689 | 69.1% | 39.0% |
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 Nacogdoches High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nacogdoches County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,074 of 1,385 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,279 of 1,425 ▼ 7 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,143 of 1,425 ▼ 42 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #848 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,755 | #394 of 2,107 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #629 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #227 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #507 of 1,522 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #459 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
1,755
+16 (+1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,581
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,755 | 121.7 | 14.4:1 | 74% (1,293) |
| 2023-24 | 1,753 | 129.5 | 13.5:1 | 79% (1,384) |
| 2022-23 | 1,772 | 128.1 | 13.8:1 | 77% (1,367) |
| 2020-21 | 1,739 | 119 | 14.6:1 | 80% (1,398) |
| 2017-18 | 1,648 | 115.5 | 14.3:1 | 67% (1,098) |
| 2015-16 | 1,670 | 110 | 15.2:1 | 67% (1,120) |
| 2010-11 | 1,687 | 115 | 14.7:1 | 59% (1,003) |
| 2000-01 | 1,798 | 129 | 13.9:1 | 37% (674) |
| 1990-91 | 1,581 | 104 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nacogdoches High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,648 to 1,755); teachers up 5% (115.5 to 121.7).
About Nacogdoches High School
Nacogdoches High School is a large high school based in NACOGDOCHES, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,755 students. The school's enrollment is 120% above the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
In NACOGDOCHES ISD, 9 schools enroll a combined 5,766 students.
Nacogdoches High School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 47%. The remaining students are 26% Black, 22% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Nacogdoches County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.4:1, with 121.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Nacogdoches High School is 74%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Nacogdoches High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Nacogdoches High School is 42.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.0%.
Nacogdoches County has these Census figures: the median household income is $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nacogdoches County is home to 29 public schools and about 10,396 public school students.
Nearest public school: Raguet Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nacogdoches High School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.0% against a local average of 26.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,739 to 1,755.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NACOGDOCHES ISD
- McMichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,275 students
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Mike Moses Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Raguet Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Fredonia Early Childhood CenterElementary · 364 students
Other schools in NACOGDOCHES
- McMichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,275 students
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Mike Moses Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Central Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Raguet Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Raguet Elementary School1.9 mi · 409
- Stephen F Austin State University Charter School1.9 mi · 253
- Mike Moses Elementary School2.3 mi · 503
- Margie Chumbley Academy for Success2.6 mi · 67
- Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop2.6 mi · 3
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary School3.1 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Nacogdoches High SchoolHow many students attend Nacogdoches High School?
Nacogdoches High School enrolls approximately 1,755 students in grades 09-12.
Is Nacogdoches High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nacogdoches High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Nacogdoches High School have?
Nacogdoches High School employs 122 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Nacogdoches High School?
Student demographics at Nacogdoches High School are roughly 22% White, 47% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Nacogdoches High School public or private?
Nacogdoches High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NACOGDOCHES ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.