STRATFORD H S

Located at 503 N 8TH ST, in STRATFORD, Texas, STRATFORD H S is a micro-enrollment secondary school that teaches 160 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by STRATFORD ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so STRATFORD H S sits 80% leaner than that benchmark.

STRATFORD ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 527 students; STRATFORD H S is among them.

On demographics, STRATFORD H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 39% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, STRATFORD H S records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Sherman County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, STRATFORD H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.1%; actual is 73.1%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sherman County) records that median household income runs about $61,250, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Sherman County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 669 students), STRATFORD H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: STRATFORD J H, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STRATFORD H S comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 152 students in 2018 compared to 160 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 58% over that span.

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