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Enrollment
1,079
High
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPHENVILLE ISD·NCES 484152004746
Stephenville High School
2650 W OVERHILL DR, STEPHENVILLE, TX 76401 · (254) 968-4141 · Erath County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,079 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
457 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 278 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 282 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 251 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 268 | 25% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 STEPHENVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 49.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 38.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 →
Schools most like Stephenville High School
Stephenville High School's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenville High School this school | 1,079 | 42.4% | 66.7% |
| Decatur High School DECATUR | 1,163 | 43.5% | 53.8% |
| Lampasas High School LAMPASAS | 1,145 | 42.1% | 59.9% |
| Godley High School GODLEY | 868 | 41.4% | 45.2% |
| Joshua High School JOSHUA | 1,313 | 37.9% | 59.8% |
| Bandera High School BANDERA | 664 | 41.4% | 50.0% |
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 Stephenville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #308 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #396 of 1,425 ▲ 270 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #607 of 1,425 ▼ 112 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #661 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,079 | #555 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #443 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #582 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #1,156 of 1,522 |
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
1,079
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 1,079 | 81.4 | 13.3:1 | 42% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 1,115 | 83 | 13.4:1 | 42% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 1,127 | 81.9 | 13.8:1 | 45% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 1,057 | 79 | 13.4:1 | 43% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 1,079 | 76.9 | 14.0:1 | 41% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 1,040 | 73 | 14.3:1 | 37% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 1,084 | 71 | 15.3:1 | 38% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 76 | 12.9:1 | 17% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 833 | 51 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephenville High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,079 to 1,079); teachers up 6% (76.9 to 81.4).
About Stephenville High School
Stephenville High School is a medium-sized high school that serves part of STEPHENVILLE, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,079 students. The school's enrollment is 36% larger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
STEPHENVILLE ISD oversees Stephenville High School and 5 other schools, with 3,578 students in total.
Stephenville High School is 57% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Erath County overall, about 79% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 81.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.3 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%. It compares with 51% for public schools in Erath County.
allk12 grades Stephenville High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Stephenville High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.7%, compared with a predicted 55.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Erath County residents, the median household income is $65,115, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Stephenville High School, Erath County has 16 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Gilbert Intermediate School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Stephenville High School. On proficiency, Stephenville High School is ahead of the 56.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,057) and 2024-25 (1,079).
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Erath County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,794
Census ACS
Median income
$65,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STEPHENVILLE ISD
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Henderson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Chamberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Hook Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
Other schools in STEPHENVILLE
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Henderson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Chamberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Hook Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Huckabay SchoolCombined · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Gilbert Intermediate School0.2 mi · 562
- Henderson Junior High School0.6 mi · 544
- Chamberlin Elementary School0.8 mi · 503
- Hook Elementary School1.4 mi · 485
- Central Elementary School1.7 mi · 405
- Huston Academy1.9 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Stephenville High SchoolHow many students attend Stephenville High School?
Stephenville High School enrolls approximately 1,079 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Stephenville High School serve?
Stephenville High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Stephenville High School have?
Stephenville High School employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Stephenville High School?
Student demographics at Stephenville High School are roughly 57% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stephenville High School in?
Stephenville High School is part of STEPHENVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.