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Enrollment
3,208
High
DISTRICT 1,707 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000249
SAM HOUSTON H S
2000 SAM HOUSTON DR, ARLINGTON, TX 76014 · (682) 867-8200 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,208 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
198 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
2,884 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
26.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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
3,208
-419 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.1:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
75%
was 71%
% Black
17%
was 19%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SAM HOUSTON H S
Located at 2000 SAM HOUSTON DR, in ARLINGTON, Texas, SAM HOUSTON H S is a heavily attended senior high that educates 3,208 students (grades 9 through 12), run under ARLINGTON ISD. That puts it 303% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
Across the 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD (53,394 students total), SAM HOUSTON H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, SAM HOUSTON H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Black, 3% White, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 198 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at SAM HOUSTON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, SAM HOUSTON H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.3%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which SAM HOUSTON H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: ADAMS EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SAM HOUSTON H S. On composite proficiency, SAM HOUSTON H S comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Five-year trend. SAM HOUSTON H S's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 3,627 (now 3,208). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- SEGUIN H SHigh · 1,554 students
- WORKMAN J HMiddle · 1,162 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW H SHigh · 1,788 students
- MANSFIELD SUMMIT H SHigh · 1,772 students
Nearby schools
- ADAMS EL0.5 mi · 743
- ATHERTON EL0.5 mi · 474
- GOODMAN EL0.7 mi · 452
- JOHNS EL0.8 mi · 560
- RANKIN EL0.9 mi · 562
- HALE EL1.0 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About SAM HOUSTON H SWhat is the total enrollment at SAM HOUSTON H S?
SAM HOUSTON H S enrolls approximately 3,208 students in grades 09-12.
Is SAM HOUSTON H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
SAM HOUSTON H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SAM HOUSTON H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SAM HOUSTON H S is approximately 16.2:1 (198 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SAM HOUSTON H S?
At SAM HOUSTON H S, the student body is approximately 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SAM HOUSTON H S?
SAM HOUSTON H S is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.