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Enrollment
492
High
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONALASKA ISD·NCES 483369009481
ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH
1885 FM 3459, ONALASKA, TX 77360 · (936) 646-1020 · Polk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
290 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ONALASKA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -17.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -46.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 17 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 46 points.
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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 2024-25Enrollment
492
+54 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.6:1
% White
75%
was 88%
% Hispanic
15%
was 7%
% Black
4%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH
ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH, a close-knit secondary school in ONALASKA, Texas, one of the schools within ONALASKA ISD, teaches 492 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 38% smaller than typical.
Across the 2 schools in ONALASKA ISD (1,196 students total), ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 47.1%.
In the area at large, Polk County reports that median household income runs about $62,259, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Polk County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,045 students), ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ONALASKA EL, around 2.1 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.7%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH has increased 12%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 492 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 75% over that span.
On this page, members of the ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,800
Census ACS
Median income
$62,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ONALASKA EL2.1 mi · 704
- LIVINGSTON H S ACADEMY11.7 mi · 13
- LIVINGSTON H S11.7 mi · 1,147
- LIVINGSTON J H12.6 mi · 901
- TIMBER CREEK EL13.1 mi · 499
- PINE RIDGE PRI13.2 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About ONALASKA JR/SR HIGHHow many students attend ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH?
ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH enrolls approximately 492 students in grades 07-12.
Is ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH have?
ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH?
Student demographics at ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH public or private?
ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ONALASKA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.