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Sachse High School

3901 MILES RD, SACHSE, TX 75048 · (972) 414-7450 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,935 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,935
High
DISTRICT 2,049 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
170 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
1,306 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 976126%
Grade 1069724%
Grade 1175026%
Grade 1272725%
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
88430%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
87430%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
62021%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
38013%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
1204%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
482%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
90%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,48551%
Female
1,45049%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading11.0%47.0%16.0%26.0%
Mathematics19.0%39.0%31.0%11.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2658.0%58.0%
2024-2561.0%60.0%
2023-2465.0%60.0%
2022-2347.0%59.0%
2021-2236.0%39.0%
2020-2132.0%43.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Sachse High School

Sachse High School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Sachse High School this school2,93544.5%68.3%
Klein High School
KLEIN
3,36646.8%69.3%
Martin High School
ARLINGTON
3,53542.4%60.3%
Klein Cain High School
KLEIN
3,92240.2%64.5%
Fossil Ridge High School
KELLER
2,14050.5%56.7%
Saginaw High School
SAGINAW
2,01350.2%52.8%
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 Sachse High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
68.3%#273 of 1,385#20 of 96
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#342 of 1,425
▼ 112
#26 of 100
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#686 of 1,425
▼ 143
#37 of 100
▼ 9
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.0pp#977 of 1,184#67 of 98
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,935#92 of 2,107#6 of 133
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#1,108 of 1,344#73 of 101
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
75.7%#11 of 1,346#1 of 101
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.5%#1,122 of 1,522#99 of 107
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.1%#473 of 672#29 of 43
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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,935
+109 (+4%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 2,599
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,935169.717.3:144% (1,306)
2023-242,908165.817.5:145% (1,296)
2022-232,997165.718.1:143% (1,283)
2020-212,82617616.1:144% (1,242)
2017-182,765169.916.3:135% (978)
2015-162,79217316.1:139% (1,089)
2010-112,59915416.9:136% (948)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sachse High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,765 to 2,935); teachers unchanged (169.9 to 169.7).

About Sachse High School

In SACHSE, Texas, part of Dallas County, Sachse High School is a high school. Enrollment stands at 2,935 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 269% bigger than the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.

The district, GARLAND ISD, operates 76 schools serving 53,173 students.

Of every 100 students at Sachse High School, about 30 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 21% Black, 13% Asian, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Sachse High School are from different groups.

Sachse High School lists 169.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 2.2 students per teacher. About 44% of students at Sachse High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 33 points higher.

Test results at Sachse High School are 13.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (68.3% actual, 54.7% predicted).

In Dallas County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 771 public schools in the county, enrolling about 459,645, Sachse High School among them.

Sachse High School's closest public school neighbor is B G Hudson Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Sachse High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 68.3% is above the 59.4% average for nearby schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 2,826 to 2,935. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.3:1, from 16.1:1.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students

Quick facts

School name
Sachse High School
District
GARLAND ISD
Address
3901 MILES RD, SACHSE, TX 75048
Phone
(972) 414-7450
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,935
Teachers (FTE)
170
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,306 (44%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482034009198
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sachse High School
How large is Sachse High School?
Sachse High School enrolls approximately 2,935 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sachse High School serve?
Sachse High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Sachse High School have?
Sachse High School employs 170 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sachse High School?
At Sachse High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 30% Hispanic, 21% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sachse High School in?
Sachse High School is part of GARLAND ISD.
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