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Enrollment
2,320
High
DISTRICT 799 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPLE ISD·NCES 484233004827
Temple High School
415 N 31ST ST, TEMPLE, TX 76504 · (254) 215-7000 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
169 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,531 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 672 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 626 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 551 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 20% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 37.0% | 20.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 28.0% | 42.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Temple High School
Temple High School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple High School this school | 2,320 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
| Arlington Heights High School FORT WORTH | 1,898 | 67.8% | 37.3% |
| Arlington High School ARLINGTON | 2,580 | 65.9% | 48.3% |
| Ball High School GALVESTON | 1,905 | 69.1% | 36.1% |
| Texas City High School TEXAS CITY | 1,689 | 69.1% | 39.0% |
| Poteet High School MESQUITE | 1,523 | 64.3% | 48.3% |
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 Temple High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,038 of 1,385 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #895 of 1,425 ▲ 40 | #10 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,151 of 1,425 ▲ 7 | #12 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.5pp | #253 of 1,184 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,320 | #212 of 2,107 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #519 of 1,344 | #6 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #208 of 1,346 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #673 of 1,522 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #420 of 672 | N/A |
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
2,320
+28 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 2,034
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 2,320 | 168.9 | 13.7:1 | 66% (1,531) |
| 2023-24 | 2,342 | 179.4 | 13.1:1 | 70% (1,628) |
| 2022-23 | 2,305 | 183.5 | 12.6:1 | 62% (1,436) |
| 2020-21 | 2,292 | 169 | 13.6:1 | 63% (1,452) |
| 2017-18 | 2,145 | 159.3 | 13.5:1 | 61% (1,309) |
| 2015-16 | 1,946 | 152 | 12.8:1 | 62% (1,211) |
| 2010-11 | 2,119 | 151 | 14.0:1 | 54% (1,139) |
| 2000-01 | 2,291 | 150 | 15.3:1 | 32% (743) |
| 1990-91 | 2,034 | 135 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Temple High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (2,145 to 2,320); teachers up 6% (159.3 to 168.9).
About Temple High School
Temple High School is a large high school for students in TEMPLE, Texas. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 2,320 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Temple High School is part of a district of 17 schools: TEMPLE ISD, with 9,073 students.
The biggest share of students at Temple High School, 48%, is Hispanic. The remaining shares are 24% Black, 21% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bell County's population at about 26%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Temple High School scores 66%.
Temple High School reports a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher, from 168.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Temple High School, 66% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Bell County is 9 points.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.5% for Temple High School. The school posts 43.6%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
Bell County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,865, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 130 public schools in the county, enrolling about 71,041, Temple High School among them.
Temple High School's nearest public school is Fred W Edwards Academy Aec (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Temple High School. By average proficiency, Temple High School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,320, close to the 2,292 recorded in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Temple High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEMPLE ISD
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Sampson-Howard Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in TEMPLE
- Lake Belton High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- North Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Lake Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
Other Temple High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Temple High. Temple High School is the largest of the 3.
- Temple High SchoolTemple, GA · 868 students
- Temple High SchoolTemple, OK · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Fred W Edwards Academy Aec0.7 mi · 77
- Lamar Middle School1.2 mi · 553
- Jefferson Elementary School1.4 mi · 504
- Wheatley Alternative Education Center1.4 mi · 55
- Western Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 417
- Travis Science Academy1.6 mi · 686
Frequently asked questions
About Temple High SchoolHow large is Temple High School?
Temple High School enrolls approximately 2,320 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Temple High School serve?
Temple High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Temple High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Temple High School is approximately 13.7:1 (169 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Temple High School?
At Temple High School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 48% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Temple High School in?
Temple High School is part of TEMPLE ISD.
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