Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SABINAL ISD·NCES 483843004280
Sabinal Secondary
409 W CULLINS, SABINAL, TX 78881 · (830) 988-2475 · Uvalde County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
142 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 7 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 13% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 SABINAL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2022.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 20.0% | 36.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Sabinal Secondary
Sabinal Secondary's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabinal Secondary this school | 224 | 63.4% | 33.2% |
| Olton High School OLTON | 197 | 64.5% | 49.5% |
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed CORPUS CHRISTI | 248 | 62.1% | 76.3% |
| Floydada Collegiate High School FLOYDADA | 229 | 65.9% | 39.6% |
| Odem High School ODEM | 278 | 60.4% | 54.8% |
| Booker JH/H S BOOKER | 173 | 61.3% | 58.5% |
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 Sabinal Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,293 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,223 of 1,425 ▼ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,179 of 1,425 ▲ 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #1,287 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #170 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #1,013 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #729 of 1,522 |
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
224
+89 (+66%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 224 | 20.7 | 10.8:1 | 63% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 21.1 | 9.9:1 | 66% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 13.7 | 9.6:1 | 58% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 16 | 8.4:1 | 49% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 13.9 | 12.7:1 | 71% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 16 | 11.0:1 | 67% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 16 | 9.0:1 | 69% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 69% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 23 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sabinal Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (177 to 224); teachers up 49% (13.9 to 20.7).
About Sabinal Secondary
Sabinal Secondary is one of the public schools in SABINAL, Texas. It is a very small high school. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 224 students. It has 72% fewer students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
Sabinal Secondary is one of 2 schools in SABINAL ISD, which enrolls 462 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Sabinal Secondary is 82% Hispanic. Next come 17% White. The county population is about 71% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
Sabinal Secondary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1, with 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 63% at Sabinal Secondary. Across public schools in Uvalde County, the average is 79%.
In Texas, Sabinal Secondary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.2% actual against a predicted 46.6%.
In the wider Uvalde County area, the median household earns about $53,801 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Across Uvalde County, 17 public schools serve about 5,371 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sabinal Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Sabinal Secondary is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Sabinal Secondary is Rural: Remote.
Sabinal Secondary had 135 students in 2020-21 and 224 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 10.8:1, from 8.4:1.
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Uvalde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,881
Census ACS
Median income
$53,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,371 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SABINAL ISD
- Sabinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Cluster V Sp EdElementary
- Sabinal SecondaryCombined
Other schools in SABINAL
- Sabinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Cluster V Sp EdElementary
- Sabinal SecondaryCombined
Nearby schools
- Sabinal Elementary School0.1 mi · 238
- Knippa School9.9 mi · 408
- D'hanis School12.1 mi · 290
- McDowell Middle School19.6 mi · 403
- Meyer Elementary School19.6 mi · 431
- Newell E Woolls Intermediate School19.6 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Sabinal SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sabinal Secondary?
Sabinal Secondary enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Sabinal Secondary serve?
Sabinal Secondary serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sabinal Secondary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sabinal Secondary is approximately 10.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sabinal Secondary?
Student demographics at Sabinal Secondary are roughly 17% White, 82% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sabinal Secondary in?
Sabinal Secondary is part of SABINAL ISD.
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