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Enrollment
3,208
High
DISTRICT 1,707 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000249
Sam Houston High School
2000 SAM HOUSTON DR, ARLINGTON, TX 76014 · (682) 867-8200 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,208 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 1,088 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 802 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 673 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 645 | 20% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
28.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 49.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 13.0% | 48.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
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 →
Schools most like Sam Houston High School
Sam Houston High School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston High School this school | 3,208 | 89.9% | 30.7% |
| Skyline High School DALLAS | 3,837 | 92.2% | 46.7% |
| North Shore Senior High HOUSTON | 4,284 | 87.0% | 50.5% |
| Channelview High School CHANNELVIEW | 2,917 | 89.4% | 39.2% |
| West Mesquite High School MESQUITE | 1,997 | 84.9% | 47.2% |
| Seagoville High School DALLAS | 1,786 | 91.3% | 36.8% |
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 Sam Houston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #1,325 of 1,385 | #63 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,308 of 1,425 ▼ 49 | #65 of 76 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,396 of 1,425 ▲ 9 | #69 of 76 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,015 of 1,184 | #58 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,208 | #61 of 2,107 | #3 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #948 of 1,344 | #48 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #896 of 1,346 | #73 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #190 of 1,522 | #13 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #218 of 557 | #15 of 35 |
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
3,208
-417 (-12%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 2,246
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 3,208 | 198.4 | 16.2:1 | 90% (2,884) |
| 2023-24 | 3,177 | 204.1 | 15.6:1 | 91% (2,902) |
| 2022-23 | 3,370 | 207.6 | 16.2:1 | 92% (3,113) |
| 2020-21 | 3,625 | 225 | 16.1:1 | 93% (3,356) |
| 2017-18 | 3,627 | 240.8 | 15.1:1 | 84% (3,037) |
| 2015-16 | 3,630 | 232 | 15.7:1 | 86% (3,132) |
| 2010-11 | 2,873 | 210 | 13.7:1 | 83% (2,371) |
| 2000-01 | 2,572 | 181 | 14.2:1 | 49% (1,251) |
| 1990-91 | 2,246 | 135 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sam Houston High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (3,627 to 3,208); teachers down 18% (240.8 to 198.4).
About Sam Houston High School
Sam Houston High School is a large high school. Its address is in ARLINGTON, Texas. Enrollment is 3,208 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 303% larger than average.
Sam Houston High School is one school in ARLINGTON ISD, a system of 75 schools with 53,394 students.
At 75%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Sam Houston High School combined. The school is also 17% Black, 3% White, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Sam Houston High School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 198.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Sam Houston High School reports 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Sam Houston High School is F. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.3% for Sam Houston High School. The school posts 30.7%, 4.6 points below the prediction.
Within Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Tarrant County number 639 and enroll about 385,835.
Adams Elementary School is the public school closest to Sam Houston High School, about 0.5 miles away. Sam Houston High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Sam Houston High School's average proficiency of 30.7% compares with 32.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Sam Houston High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 3,625 to 3,208.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
- Workman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,162 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
Other Sam Houston High schools
One other US public school is named Sam Houston High. Sam Houston High School is the largest of the 2.
- Sam Houston High SchoolLake Charles, LA · 1,141 students
Nearby schools
- Adams Elementary School0.5 mi · 743
- Atherton Elementary School0.5 mi · 474
- Goodman Elementary School0.7 mi · 452
- Johns Elementary School0.8 mi · 560
- Rankin Elementary School0.9 mi · 562
- Hale Elementary School1.0 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Sam Houston High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sam Houston High School?
Sam Houston High School enrolls approximately 3,208 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sam Houston High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sam Houston High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sam Houston High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sam Houston High School is approximately 16.2:1 (198 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sam Houston High School?
At Sam Houston High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sam Houston High School?
Sam Houston High School is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.