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Alumni: what's one memory from NEW HOME SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
343
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HOME ISD·NCES 483249003605
New Home School
225 N MAIN ST, NEW HOME, TX 79381 · (806) 924-7543 · Lynn County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
13.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
27 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 6 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 16% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 HOME ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 43.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 37.0% | 35.0% | 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 | 74.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Home School
New Home School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Home School this school | 343 | 7.9% | 67.3% |
| Gunter High School GUNTER | 368 | 13.0% | 57.6% |
| Christoval High School CHRISTOVAL | 342 | 15.2% | 54.4% |
| Wall High School WALL | 361 | 15.2% | 76.1% |
| Jim Ned High School TUSCOLA | 464 | 14.0% | 72.3% |
| Brock High School BROCK | 631 | 8.2% | 69.6% |
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 Home School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #296 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #536 of 1,425 ▼ 303 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #291 of 1,425 ▼ 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #572 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #1,096 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #470 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #920 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.9% | #1,516 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #82 of 557 |
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
343
-232 (-40%) vs 2020
+329% since 1990-91, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 343 | 25.5 | 13.5:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 51.2 | 13.1:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 52.1 | 12.0:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 47 | 12.2:1 | 15% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 37.6 | 11.9:1 | 24% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 26% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 22 | 8.8:1 | 49% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 208 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 50% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 80 | 8 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Home School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (447 to 343); teachers down 32% (37.6 to 25.5).
About New Home School
New Home School is a high school located in NEW HOME, Texas, in Lynn County. It reported 343 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
New Home School is a school in NEW HOME ISD. The district has 2 schools and 708 students.
Of every 100 students at New Home School, about 75 are White. The school is also 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 62%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 25.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.5:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 8%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Lynn County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Texas public high schools, New Home School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For New Home School, the prediction is 70.3% and the result is 67.3%.
The school's county is Lynn County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $73,679, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lynn County's 7 public schools enroll about 1,706 students and include New Home School.
Of the public schools around it, New Home School is closest to New Home Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: New Home School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 67.3% versus a 53.7% average.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 40% over 4 years, reaching 343 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.2:1 to 13.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to New Home School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lynn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,752
Census ACS
Median income
$73,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- New Home Elementary School0.3 mi · 365
- Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School8.4 mi · 571
- Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School8.8 mi · 708
- Lubbock-Cooper Middle School8.9 mi · 901
- Lubbock-Cooper High School9.1 mi · 1,856
- Lubbock-Cooper Central Elementary School9.9 mi · 763
Frequently asked questions
About New Home SchoolHow many students attend New Home School?
New Home School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 06-12.
Is New Home School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Home School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does New Home School have?
New Home School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is New Home School?
New Home School reports a student body of 75% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Home School?
New Home School is overseen by NEW HOME ISD in Lynn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.