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Tom Bean High School

7719 STATE HWY 11, TOM BEAN, TX 75489 · (903) 546-6319 · Grayson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
213
High
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
68 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 95928%
Grade 104622%
Grade 115928%
Grade 124923%
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
16979%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
3516%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
11855%
Female
9545%

School pathway

Feeds from
Tom Bean Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within TOM BEAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading12.0%55.0%19.0%14.0%
Mathematics10.0%35.0%38.0%17.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2667.0%45.0%
2024-2560.0%25.0%
2023-2468.0%37.0%
2022-2338.0%N/A
2021-2240.0%N/A
2020-2150.0%N/A
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Tom Bean High School

Tom Bean High School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Tom Bean High School this school21331.9%57.8%
Albany Jr-Sr High School
ALBANY
21633.3%43.8%
Harper High School
HARPER
17129.2%70.9%
Alvord High School
ALVORD
22536.4%60.7%
Millsap High School
MILLSAP
30135.2%60.7%
Union Grove High School
GLADEWATER
23237.1%66.6%
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 Tom Bean High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Grayson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.8%#564 of 1,385#6 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#688 of 1,425
▲ 442
#7 of 12
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#438 of 1,425
▲ 149
#7 of 12
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
213#1,317 of 2,107#12 of 18
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.0:1#116 of 1,344#2 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
34.3%#960 of 1,346#10 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.9%#1,342 of 1,522#10 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.9%#611 of 672#11 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
213
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521321.310.0:132% (68)
2023-2419322.28.7:143% (83)
2022-2321122.19.6:139% (83)
2020-212171812.1:145% (98)
2017-182091712.3:137% (78)
2015-162112010.6:146% (98)
2010-11257279.5:134% (87)
2000-01246259.8:116% (39)
1990-911921216.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tom Bean High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (209 to 213); teachers up 25% (17 to 21.3).

About Tom Bean High School

Tom Bean High School sits in TOM BEAN, Texas, and is classified as a high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 213 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 73% smaller than that.

TOM BEAN ISD is responsible for 3 schools, Tom Bean High School included, with 741 students in all.

A majority of students at Tom Bean High School, 79%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic. That is close to the 76% White share among all Grayson County residents. Tom Bean High School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

At Tom Bean High School, 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Grayson County is 21 points.

The allk12 Grade for Tom Bean High School is C+. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

In Texas, Tom Bean High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.8% actual against a predicted 60.1%.

Grayson County has about 143,337 residents, and median household income is about $72,182, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Grayson County number 68 and enroll about 25,915.

Of nearby public schools, Tom Bean Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 57.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Tom Bean High School had 217 students in 2020-21 and 213 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.1:1 to 10.0:1.

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Grayson County at a glance

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Population
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students

Quick facts

School name
Tom Bean High School
District
TOM BEAN ISD
Address
7719 STATE HWY 11, TOM BEAN, TX 75489
Phone
(903) 546-6319
County
Grayson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
213
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
68 (32%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
484293004891
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Tom Bean High School
What is the total enrollment at Tom Bean High School?
Tom Bean High School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tom Bean High School serve?
Tom Bean High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Tom Bean High School have?
Tom Bean High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Tom Bean High School?
Student demographics at Tom Bean High School are roughly 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tom Bean High School in?
Tom Bean High School is part of TOM BEAN ISD.
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