NEDERLAND H S

NEDERLAND H S, a well-populated 9-12 campus in NEDERLAND, Texas, run under NEDERLAND ISD, teaches 1,500 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 88% bigger than the state mean of about 796.

NEDERLAND H S is one of 8 schools operated by NEDERLAND ISD, a district that instructs 5,317 students overall.

On demographics, NEDERLAND H S shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Jefferson County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, NEDERLAND H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.7%, the actual is 60.1%, a residual of +3.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Jefferson County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), of which NEDERLAND H S is one.

The closest other public school is WILSON MIDDLE, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEDERLAND H S at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. NEDERLAND H S's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,547 (now 1,500). White enrollment moved from 59% to 51% across the same window.

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