TENAHA SCHOOLS

TENAHA SCHOOLS, a medium-sized K-12 campus in TENAHA, Texas, operated by TENAHA ISD, serves 414 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.

Operationally, TENAHA SCHOOLS answers to TENAHA ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, TENAHA SCHOOLS logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Black, 22% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Shelby County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, TENAHA SCHOOLS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that median household income runs about $49,776, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,174 students), of which TENAHA SCHOOLS is one.

The closest other public school is TIMPSON SCHOOL, roughly 8.8 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TENAHA SCHOOLS ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 579 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 40% to 52%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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