Enrollment
278
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SONORA ISD·NCES 484080004629
SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL
1717 TAYLOE AVE, SONORA, TX 76950 · (325) 387-6940 · Sutton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
117 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SONORA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 2024-25Enrollment
278
+29 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.8:1
% White
21%
was 31%
% Hispanic
79%
was 69%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL
SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style 9-12 campus in SONORA, Texas, one of the schools within SONORA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 278 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 65% below the state mean of about 796.
Within SONORA ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 643 students, SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 44.1%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sutton County) logs that median household income runs about $78,906, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Sutton County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 643 students), of which SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL is one.
SONORA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.3%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 278 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 31% to 21% over that span.
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Sutton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,277
Census ACS
Median income
$78,906
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SONORA EL0.6 mi · 365
- ELDORADO EL21.3 mi · 144
- ELDORADO MIDDLE21.3 mi · 124
- ELDORADO H S21.3 mi · 146
- OZONA EL35.2 mi · 264
- OZONA H S35.2 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOLHow large is SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL?
SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 07-12.
Is SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL?
SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 21% White, 79% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL public or private?
SONORA SECONDARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SONORA ISD.
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