SUNDOWN H S

SUNDOWN H S, a rural-scale four-year high school in SUNDOWN, Texas, part of SUNDOWN ISD, works with 184 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 77% below typical.

SUNDOWN H S is one of 4 schools operated by SUNDOWN ISD, a district that serves 552 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SUNDOWN H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 39% White. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at SUNDOWN H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hockley County (around 58%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SUNDOWN H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 54.2%; SUNDOWN H S posts 68.8%, +14.6 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Hockley County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,140 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SUNDOWN H S is one of 16 public schools in Hockley County (combined enrollment of about 4,633 students).

Nearest neighbor: RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION), around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNDOWN H S at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. SUNDOWN H S's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 187 (now 184). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 47% to 39%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 in 2025.

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