TEXAS H S

TEXAS H S is one of the well-populated senior highs in TEXARKANA, Texas, run under TEXARKANA ISD, with 1,750 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 120% above typical.

Across the 13 schools in TEXARKANA ISD (7,269 students total), TEXAS H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, TEXAS H S shows that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TEXAS H S has 158 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at TEXAS H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TEXAS H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 46.8%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bowie County indicate median household income runs about $59,803, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Bowie County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students), TEXAS H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DIGITAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TEXAS H S at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 1,808 students in 2018 compared to 1,750 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.