PINE TREE H S

PINE TREE H S, a well-populated 9-12 campus in LONGVIEW, Texas, operated by PINE TREE ISD, works with 1,257 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within PINE TREE ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,439 students, PINE TREE H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, PINE TREE H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 32% White, 21% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Gregg County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PINE TREE H S records 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Gregg County's rate of about 68%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PINE TREE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

In the area at large, Gregg County reports that median household income runs about $66,550, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Gregg County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), PINE TREE H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PINE TREE J H, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PINE TREE H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 50.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINE TREE H S has showed little movement, going from 1,266 students in 2018 to 1,257 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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