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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANFORD-FRITCH ISD·NCES 483915004466

SANFORD-FRITCH H S

538 EAGLE BLVD, FRITCH, TX 79036 · (806) 397-0159 · Hutchinson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Enrollment
236
High
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
94 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Grade 9
59
Grade 10
70
Grade 11
53
Grade 12
54
Student demographics
White
19482%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
2410%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 54%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13%
Two+
146%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
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
Male
11950%
Female
11750%

School pathway

Feeds from
SANFORD-FRITCH J H0608
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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
56.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 42.0%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.

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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
236
+26 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.8:1
% White
82%
was 86%
% Hispanic
10%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SANFORD-FRITCH H S

As a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in FRITCH, Texas, SANFORD-FRITCH H S serves 236 students from grades 9 through 12, run under SANFORD-FRITCH ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so SANFORD-FRITCH H S sits 70% below that benchmark.

SANFORD-FRITCH H S is one of 3 schools operated by SANFORD-FRITCH ISD, a district that works with 745 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SANFORD-FRITCH H S reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SANFORD-FRITCH H S has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at SANFORD-FRITCH H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hutchinson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SANFORD-FRITCH H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 45.5%, a residual of -11.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hutchinson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $67,228, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hutchinson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,718 students), SANFORD-FRITCH H S is one campus in the mix.

SANFORD-FRITCH J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SANFORD-FRITCH H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SANFORD-FRITCH H S at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. SANFORD-FRITCH H S's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 210 (now 236).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Hutchinson County at a glance

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Population
20,184
Census ACS
Median income
$67,228
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,718 students

Quick facts

School name
SANFORD-FRITCH H S
District
SANFORD-FRITCH ISD
Address
538 EAGLE BLVD, FRITCH, TX 79036
Phone
(806) 397-0159
County
Hutchinson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
236
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
9.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
94 (40%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483915004466
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SANFORD-FRITCH H S
How large is SANFORD-FRITCH H S?
SANFORD-FRITCH H S enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SANFORD-FRITCH H S serve?
SANFORD-FRITCH H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SANFORD-FRITCH H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SANFORD-FRITCH H S is approximately 9.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SANFORD-FRITCH H S?
At SANFORD-FRITCH H S, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is SANFORD-FRITCH H S in?
SANFORD-FRITCH H S is part of SANFORD-FRITCH ISD.
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