Enrollment
324
High
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BOSTON ISD·NCES 483234003586
New Boston High School
# 1 LION DR, NEW BOSTON, TX 75570 · (903) 628-6551 · Bowie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
233 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 91 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 NEW BOSTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 53.0% | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 41.0% | 30.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | N/A |
% 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
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 New Boston High School
New Boston High School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston High School this school | 324 | 71.9% | 55.4% |
| Gladewater High School GLADEWATER | 484 | 73.1% | 50.3% |
| Westwood High School PALESTINE | 405 | 76.0% | 39.8% |
| Newton High School NEWTON | 283 | 72.4% | 35.0% |
| Waskom High School WASKOM | 257 | 67.3% | 41.7% |
| Jefferson High School JEFFERSON | 383 | 67.1% | 50.3% |
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 New Boston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bowie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #636 of 1,385 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #413 of 1,425 ▲ 115 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #572 of 1,425 ▼ 20 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,127 of 2,107 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #51 of 1,344 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #379 of 1,346 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #541 of 1,522 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #112 of 557 | 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
324
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 324 | 35.6 | 9.1:1 | 72% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 36.9 | 9.3:1 | 69% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 36.7 | 8.7:1 | 64% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 37 | 8.9:1 | 55% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 40 | 10.1:1 | 53% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 39 | 9.7:1 | 46% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 41 | 9.5:1 | 39% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 22% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Boston High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (404 to 324); teachers down 11% (40 to 35.6).
About New Boston High School
Students in NEW BOSTON, Texas, attend New Boston High School, a small high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 324 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
NEW BOSTON ISD has 1,108 students in 3 schools, and New Boston High School is one of those schools.
New Boston High School is 58% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at New Boston High School and a ratio of 9.1:1. This ratio sits 6.0 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 72% of students.
The allk12 Grade for New Boston High School is B. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, New Boston High School is 12.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.4% actual, 43.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bowie County show that the median household income is $59,803, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Boston High School is one of 46 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Crestview Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles from New Boston High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.6%; New Boston High School's is 55.4%, ranking 4th of 9.
NCES describes the area around New Boston High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (329) to 2024-25 (324).
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Bowie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,115
Census ACS
Median income
$59,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
17,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW BOSTON ISD
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- New Boston Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- New Boston DAEPCombined
Other schools in NEW BOSTON
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- New Boston Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- Malta Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- New Boston DAEPCombined
Nearby schools
- Crestview Elementary School1.1 mi · 544
- New Boston Middle School2.6 mi · 240
- Malta Elementary School6.3 mi · 223
- Hooks High School7.9 mi · 334
- Hooks Junior High School8.6 mi · 257
- James Bowie Middle School9.0 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About New Boston High SchoolHow large is New Boston High School?
New Boston High School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 09-12.
Is New Boston High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Boston High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does New Boston High School have?
New Boston High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Boston High School?
At New Boston High School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 8% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is New Boston High School public or private?
New Boston High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW BOSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.