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Scurry-Rosser High School

8321 S STATE HWY 34, SCURRY, TX 75158 · (972) 452-8823 · Kaufman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Texas public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-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

Enrollment
347
High
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
129 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 99327%
Grade 109026%
Grade 118224%
Grade 128224%
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
24470%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
9327%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
16949%
Female
17851%

School pathway

Feeds from
Scurry-Rosser Middle School04–08
Based on grade levels within SCURRY-ROSSER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +54.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 54 points since 2020.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading7.0%64.0%10.0%19.0%
Mathematics11.0%27.0%46.0%16.0%
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
2025-2671.0%38.0%
2024-2568.0%36.0%
2023-2461.0%9.0%
2022-2319.0%30.0%
2021-2228.0%0.0%
2020-2117.0%N/A
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% 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 Scurry-Rosser High School

Scurry-Rosser High School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Scurry-Rosser High School this school34737.2%55.5%
Howe High School
HOWE
36335.0%66.3%
Early High School
EARLY
36535.9%76.4%
S and S Cons High School
SADLER
30134.2%52.1%
Grand Saline High School
GRAND SALINE
36341.3%52.7%
West Texas Secondary School
STINNETT
30432.9%47.3%
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 Scurry-Rosser High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Kaufman County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.5%#633 of 1,385#2 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#892 of 1,425
▼ 57
#4 of 8
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#349 of 1,425
▲ 18
#1 of 8
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+30.0pp#152 of 1,184#2 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
347#1,092 of 2,107#8 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#315 of 1,344#2 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.3%#847 of 1,346#8 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.2%#1,257 of 1,522#8 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.1%#396 of 672#8 of 8
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
347
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534728.312.3:137% (129)
2023-2435728.812.4:148% (173)
2022-2336627.513.3:139% (142)
2020-213342612.8:132% (106)
2017-183182711.8:137% (118)
2015-163452613.3:137% (126)
2010-11248279.2:133% (82)
2000-012192110.4:115% (32)
1990-911871512.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scurry-Rosser High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (318 to 347); teachers up 5% (27 to 28.3).

About Scurry-Rosser High School

Scurry-Rosser High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in SCURRY, Texas. Federal data show 347 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 56% below that mark.

SCURRY-ROSSER ISD oversees Scurry-Rosser High School and 2 other schools, with 1,032 students in total.

The share of White students at Scurry-Rosser High School is 70%, a majority. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kaufman County is roughly 54% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Scurry-Rosser High School has a ratio of 12.3:1. The average for high schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kaufman County, the average is 59%.

Scurry-Rosser High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Texas public high schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Scurry-Rosser High School, the prediction is 57.8% and the result is 55.5%.

In Kaufman County, the median household earns about $89,485 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Kaufman County has 65 public schools with about 41,319 students, including Scurry-Rosser High School.

Among nearby public schools, Scurry-Rosser Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Scurry-Rosser High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Scurry-Rosser High School ranks 1st on proficiency.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

The school's student count rose 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Kaufman County at a glance

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Population
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students

Quick facts

School name
Scurry-Rosser High School
District
SCURRY-ROSSER ISD
Address
8321 S STATE HWY 34, SCURRY, TX 75158
Phone
(972) 452-8823
County
Kaufman County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
347
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
129 (37%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483957004497
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Scurry-Rosser High School
How many students attend Scurry-Rosser High School?
Scurry-Rosser High School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 09-12.
Is Scurry-Rosser High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scurry-Rosser High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Scurry-Rosser High School have?
Scurry-Rosser High School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Scurry-Rosser High School?
Student demographics at Scurry-Rosser High School are roughly 70% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Scurry-Rosser High School?
Scurry-Rosser High School is overseen by SCURRY-ROSSER ISD in Kaufman County.
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