Enrollment
189
High
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPEARMAN ISD·NCES 484101004664
Spearman High School
403 E 11TH AVE, SPEARMAN, TX 79081 · (806) 659-2584 · Hansford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
118 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 45 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SPEARMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 55.0% | 15.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 47.0% | 29.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Spearman High School
Spearman High School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman High School this school | 189 | 62.4% | 65.8% |
| Center Point High School CENTER POINT | 163 | 59.5% | 40.8% |
| Three Rivers Jr/Sr High School THREE RIVERS | 254 | 64.2% | 45.2% |
| Tahoka High School TAHOKA | 183 | 65.6% | 50.7% |
| Farwell High School FARWELL | 189 | 58.7% | 65.8% |
| Pettus Secondary PETTUS | 206 | 67.0% | 41.0% |
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 Spearman High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #341 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #324 of 1,425 ▼ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #437 of 1,425 ▲ 90 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #506 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #1,367 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #751 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #60 of 557 |
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
189
-75 (-28%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 189 | 22.7 | 8.3:1 | 62% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 22.4 | 9.2:1 | 60% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 24.9 | 9.0:1 | 53% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 57% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 24.9 | 10.7:1 | 57% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 26 | 9.8:1 | 54% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 32 | 7.1:1 | 51% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 26 | 8.7:1 | 31% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 21 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spearman High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (267 to 189); teachers down 9% (24.9 to 22.7).
About Spearman High School
The public high school Spearman High School is located in SPEARMAN, Texas. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 189 students. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 76% lower.
SPEARMAN ISD runs Spearman High School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 692 students in total.
The share of Hispanic students at Spearman High School is 66%, a majority. The school is also 34% White. That is higher than the 50% Hispanic share among all Hansford County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The school's 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 6.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public high schools, Spearman High School outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Spearman High School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.8 points (65.8% versus 47.0%), a top-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Hansford County, median household income comes to about $69,441, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,229 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Spearman High School from the closest public school, Spearman Junior High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Spearman High School's average proficiency of 65.8% compares with 61.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school's student count decreased 28% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 10.6:1 to 8.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hansford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,119
Census ACS
Median income
$69,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPEARMAN ISD
- Gus Birdwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Spearman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 160 students
Other schools in SPEARMAN
- Gus Birdwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Spearman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Spearman Junior High School0.6 mi · 160
- Gus Birdwell Elementary School0.6 mi · 343
- Gruver Junior High School13.0 mi · 115
- Gruver High School13.0 mi · 141
- Gruver Elementary School13.0 mi · 153
- Pringle-Morse Schools18.4 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Spearman High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spearman High School?
Spearman High School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Spearman High School serve?
Spearman High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spearman High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spearman High School is approximately 8.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spearman High School?
Spearman High School reports a student body of 34% White, 66% Hispanic.
Who oversees Spearman High School?
Spearman High School is overseen by SPEARMAN ISD in Hansford County.
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