Enrollment
259
High
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN CITY ISD·NCES 483621004071
Queen City High School
905 HOUSTON ST, QUEEN CITY, TX 75572 · (903) 796-8259 · Cass County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- BBeats 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
7.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
146 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 72 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 22% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 QUEEN CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 47.0% | 16.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 27.0% | 54.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Queen City High School
Queen City High School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen City High School this school | 259 | 56.4% | 56.0% |
| West Sabine High School PINELAND | 309 | 56.3% | 33.8% |
| Overton High School OVERTON | 267 | 59.2% | 31.5% |
| Kountze High School KOUNTZE | 328 | 50.6% | 48.8% |
| Pewitt High School OMAHA | 262 | 56.9% | 54.1% |
| Garrison High School GARRISON | 221 | 57.0% | 56.8% |
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 Queen City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #617 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,125 of 1,425 ▼ 426 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #670 of 1,425 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,220 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #7 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #830 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #881 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #136 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
259
-74 (-22%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 259 | 33.7 | 7.7:1 | 56% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 32.9 | 8.9:1 | 54% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 31.5 | 9.4:1 | 53% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 49% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 29.2 | 10.8:1 | 56% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 32 | 9.3:1 | 48% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 30 | 10.5:1 | 45% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 37 | 10.3:1 | 42% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Queen City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (314 to 259); teachers up 15% (29.2 to 33.7).
About Queen City High School
Queen City High School is a very small high school. Its address is in QUEEN CITY, Texas. In all, 259 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 67% fewer students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
A total of 3 schools make up QUEEN CITY ISD, with 867 students enrolled.
The largest group at Queen City High School is White students, at 73%. The remaining students are 15% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Cass County residents are about 76% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Queen City High School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 7.7:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. The school reported 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Queen City High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Texas public high schools.
Queen City High School is 6.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (56.0% versus 49.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
For Cass County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $53,813, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 19 public schools and about 5,268 students.
Queen City High School's nearest public school is J K Hileman Elementary School (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Queen City High School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 74 students, from 333 to 259. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 10.7:1 to 7.7:1.
This page is set up for the Queen City High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,568
Census ACS
Median income
$53,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUEEN CITY ISD
- J K Hileman Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Morris Upchurch Middle SchoolMiddle · 267 students
Other schools in QUEEN CITY
- J K Hileman Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Morris Upchurch Middle SchoolMiddle · 267 students
Nearby schools
- J K Hileman Elementary School0.4 mi · 341
- Morris Upchurch Middle School0.6 mi · 267
- Atlanta High School2.0 mi · 511
- Atlanta Primary School2.2 mi · 544
- Atlanta Elementary School2.3 mi · 447
- Atlanta Middle School3.8 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Queen City High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Queen City High School?
Queen City High School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Queen City High School serve?
Queen City High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Queen City High School?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at Queen City High School.
How diverse is Queen City High School?
Queen City High School reports a student body of 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Queen City High School in?
Queen City High School is part of QUEEN CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.