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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERVILLE ISD·NCES 484077004626

SOMERVILLE H S

570 8TH ST, SOMERVILLE, TX 77879 · (979) 596-1534 · Burleson County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
Enrollment
207
High
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
161 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 8
39
Grade 9
44
Grade 10
47
Grade 11
40
Grade 12
37
Student demographics
White
7838%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
8340%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Black
3215%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 13%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
115%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3%
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
10450%
Female
10350%

School pathway

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SOMERVILLE INT0507
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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
34.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
11.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -33.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 33 points.

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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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
207
+13 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 8.1:1
% White
38%
was 38%
% Hispanic
40%
was 28%
% Black
15%
was 29%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SOMERVILLE H S

SOMERVILLE H S is one of the one-room-style senior highs in SOMERVILLE, Texas, run under SOMERVILLE ISD, with 207 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% below the state mean of about 796.

Across the 3 schools in SOMERVILLE ISD (567 students total), SOMERVILLE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, SOMERVILLE H S logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Burleson County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 78% of students at SOMERVILLE H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Burleson County (around 65%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOMERVILLE H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.9%, the actual is 26.9%, a residual of -13.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Burleson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,000 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOMERVILLE H S is one of 10 public schools in Burleson County (combined enrollment of about 3,128 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOMERVILLE EL, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOMERVILLE H S ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.1%.

SOMERVILLE H S operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 194 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 29% to 15%. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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Burleson County at a glance

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Population
18,857
Census ACS
Median income
$70,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,128 students

Quick facts

School name
SOMERVILLE H S
District
SOMERVILLE ISD
Address
570 8TH ST, SOMERVILLE, TX 77879
Phone
(979) 596-1534
County
Burleson County
Level
High
Grade range
08–12
Total enrollment
207
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
161 (78%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
484077004626
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SOMERVILLE H S
How many students attend SOMERVILLE H S?
SOMERVILLE H S enrolls approximately 207 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does SOMERVILLE H S serve?
SOMERVILLE H S serves grades 08-12.
How many teachers does SOMERVILLE H S have?
SOMERVILLE H S employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at SOMERVILLE H S?
Student demographics at SOMERVILLE H S are roughly 38% White, 40% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SOMERVILLE H S public or private?
SOMERVILLE H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOMERVILLE ISD.
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