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Enrollment
827
High
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANGER ISD·NCES 483918004468
Sanger High School
100 INDIAN LN, SANGER, TX 76266 · (940) 458-7497 · Denton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
307 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 209 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 215 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 226 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 21% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 47.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 37.0% | 40.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Sanger High School
Sanger High School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanger High School this school | 827 | 37.1% | 61.0% |
| Robinson High School ROBINSON | 725 | 36.7% | 68.5% |
| Godley High School GODLEY | 868 | 41.4% | 45.2% |
| Bellville High School BELLVILLE | 786 | 37.7% | 56.4% |
| Ponder High School PONDER | 557 | 37.2% | 65.9% |
| Randall High School AMARILLO | 1,126 | 34.0% | 57.8% |
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 Sanger High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #460 of 1,385 | #11 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #511 of 1,425 ▼ 66 | #15 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #546 of 1,425 ▼ 53 | #17 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #336 of 1,184 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #665 of 2,107 | #22 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #523 of 1,344 | #8 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #445 of 1,346 | #25 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #1,259 of 1,522 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #641 of 672 | #18 of 19 |
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
827
+70 (+9%) vs 2020
+133% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 827 | 60.2 | 13.8:1 | 37% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 62.5 | 13.2:1 | 40% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 55.4 | 14.9:1 | 40% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 757 | 54 | 14.0:1 | 36% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 53.8 | 15.2:1 | 38% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 35% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 30% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 48 | 12.4:1 | 15% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanger High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (819 to 827); teachers up 12% (53.8 to 60.2).
About Sanger High School
Sanger High School is a mid-sized high school for students in SANGER, Texas. It reported 827 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Sanger High School belongs to SANGER ISD, a district of 7 schools and 2,880 students.
The largest group at Sanger High School is White students, at 55%. Other students are 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Denton County residents are about 57% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sanger High School is 13.8:1, based on 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Denton County is similar, at 35%.
On BeatsExpectations, Sanger High School is 3.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Denton County, median household income comes to about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denton County counts 267 public schools with about 175,222 students.
Of the public schools around it, Sanger High School is closest to Butterfield Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sanger High School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Sanger High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 827 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 757.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANGER ISD
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Sanger Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Sanger Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 213 students
- Linda Tutt High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Other schools in SANGER
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Sanger Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Sanger Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 213 students
- Linda Tutt High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Other Sanger High schools
One other US public school is named Sanger High. Sanger High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sanger HighSanger, CA · 2,426 students
Nearby schools
- Butterfield Elementary School0.4 mi · 503
- Sanger Sixth Grade Campus0.9 mi · 213
- Linda Tutt High School1.3 mi · 21
- Sanger Middle School1.5 mi · 426
- Chisholm Trail Elementary School1.6 mi · 292
- Clear Creek Elementary School2.1 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Sanger High SchoolHow many students attend Sanger High School?
Sanger High School enrolls approximately 827 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sanger High School serve?
Sanger High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sanger High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Sanger High School.
What is the student diversity at Sanger High School?
Student demographics at Sanger High School are roughly 55% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sanger High School in?
Sanger High School is part of SANGER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.