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How has TIVY H S changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,363
High
DISTRICT 703 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERRVILLE ISD·NCES 482559002853
Tivy High School
3250 LOOP 534, KERRVILLE, TX 78028 · (830) 257-2212 · Kerr County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,363 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
606 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 402 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 342 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 327 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 292 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KERRVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 48.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 27.0% | 52.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Tivy High School
Tivy High School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tivy High School this school | 1,363 | 44.5% | 58.7% |
| Flour Bluff High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,940 | 42.9% | 74.3% |
| Decatur High School DECATUR | 1,163 | 43.5% | 53.8% |
| Brownwood High School BROWNWOOD | 935 | 47.3% | 53.8% |
| Benbrook Middle/High School FORT WORTH | 1,478 | 44.5% | 42.4% |
| Stephenville High School STEPHENVILLE | 1,079 | 42.4% | 66.7% |
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 Tivy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #533 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #996 of 1,425 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #627 of 1,425 ▲ 69 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.0pp | #289 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,363 | #484 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #732 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #563 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #1,124 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #408 of 557 |
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
1,363
-49 (-3%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,063
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,363 | 91 | 15.0:1 | 44% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 1,395 | 94.6 | 14.8:1 | 46% (641) |
| 2022-23 | 1,468 | 93.1 | 15.8:1 | 47% (695) |
| 2020-21 | 1,412 | 92 | 15.3:1 | 43% (613) |
| 2017-18 | 1,430 | 90.3 | 15.8:1 | 43% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 1,429 | 88 | 16.2:1 | 44% (627) |
| 2010-11 | 1,320 | 90 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 1,346 | 102 | 13.2:1 | 28% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 1,063 | 72 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tivy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,430 to 1,363); teachers up 1% (90.3 to 91).
About Tivy High School
As a high-enrollment high school, Tivy High School serves students in KERRVILLE, Texas. Federal data show 1,363 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
Tivy High School reports to KERRVILLE ISD, which has 8 schools and 4,600 students.
At Tivy High School, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other students are 47% Hispanic. By comparison, Kerr County residents are about 74% White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Tivy High School are from different groups.
The school's 91 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. At Tivy High School, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Kerr County average 57%.
Tivy High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Texas public high schools.
Tivy High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.7%) and its predicted rate (54.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Looking at the county, Kerr County, median household income comes to about $69,395, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 6,808 students.
Peterson Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Tivy High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Nearby schools with test data average 52.5% proficiency; Tivy High School posts 58.7%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,412 (2020-21) to 1,363 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Tivy High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kerr County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,489
Census ACS
Median income
$69,395
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KERRVILLE ISD
- Peterson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fred H Tally Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Nimitz Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Daniels Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Starkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 198 students
Other schools in KERRVILLE
- Peterson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fred H Tally Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Nimitz Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Daniels Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Starkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Peterson Middle School0.3 mi · 1,001
- Daniels Elementary School0.8 mi · 516
- Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 198
- Hill Country High School1.8 mi · 43
- Nimitz Elementary School2.7 mi · 520
- Starkey Elementary School3.5 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Tivy High SchoolHow large is Tivy High School?
Tivy High School enrolls approximately 1,363 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tivy High School serve?
Tivy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tivy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tivy High School is approximately 15.0:1 (91 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tivy High School?
Student demographics at Tivy High School are roughly 49% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Tivy High School public or private?
Tivy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KERRVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.