TRINIDAD SCHOOL

As a minimally staffed multi-level school in TRINIDAD, Texas, TRINIDAD SCHOOL hosts 173 students from grades pre-K through 12, run under TRINIDAD ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so TRINIDAD SCHOOL sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, TRINIDAD SCHOOL lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 25% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TRINIDAD SCHOOL has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Henderson County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, TRINIDAD SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Henderson County put median household earnings sit near $65,179, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. TRINIDAD SCHOOL is one of 32 public schools in Henderson County (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students).

The closest other public school is MALAKOFF J H, roughly 4.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TRINIDAD SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, TRINIDAD SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 174 students in 2018 compared to 173 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 25% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.