Enrollment
254
High
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD·NCES 484500005127
West Hardin High School
39227 HWY 105, SARATOGA, TX 77585 · (936) 274-5061 · Hardin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
153 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 21% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 39.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 20.0% | 42.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 West Hardin High School
West Hardin High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hardin High School this school | 254 | 60.2% | 43.0% |
| Brookeland High School BROOKELAND | 183 | 59.0% | 58.5% |
| James Bowie High School SIMMS | 153 | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Warren High School WARREN | 339 | 54.3% | 56.3% |
| Petrolia Junior High/High School PETROLIA | 233 | 64.8% | 49.4% |
| Alba-Golden High School ALBA | 433 | 56.8% | 47.9% |
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 West Hardin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,047 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,198 of 1,425 ▲ 9 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #706 of 1,425 ▼ 207 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #1,231 of 2,107 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #75 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,115 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #796 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #468 of 672 | N/A |
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
254
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 254 | 26.9 | 9.5:1 | 60% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 21.6 | 12.1:1 | 61% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 25.5 | 10.6:1 | 62% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 56% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 21.5 | 11.1:1 | 49% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 48% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 15 | 10.6:1 | 36% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 23 | 9.4:1 | 40% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | 16 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hardin High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (239 to 254); teachers up 25% (21.5 to 26.9).
About West Hardin High School
Federal records list West Hardin High School as a high school in SARATOGA, Texas. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 254 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 68% below the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD is made up of 3 schools with 535 students in all.
At West Hardin High School, 90% of students are White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Hardin High School scores 19%.
Staffing at West Hardin High School comes to 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.5:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. West Hardin High School counts 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 49% average for public schools in Hardin County.
West Hardin High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Texas public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, West Hardin High School is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.0%. Predicted: 48.0%.
For the population of Hardin County, the median household earns about $75,808 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. West Hardin High School shares Hardin County with 22 other public schools.
West Hardin Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of West Hardin High School, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, West Hardin High School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, West Hardin High School is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 264 to 254. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 10.6:1 to 9.5:1.
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Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,642
Census ACS
Median income
$75,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,541 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD
- West Hardin Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Hardin Co Alternative AEPHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- West Hardin Elementary School0.0 mi · 280
- Hull-Daisetta Elementary School9.1 mi · 266
- Hull-Daisetta Junior High School10.9 mi · 58
- Hull-Daisetta High School10.9 mi · 105
- Hardin High School12.5 mi · 396
- Hardin Junior High School12.5 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About West Hardin High SchoolHow many students attend West Hardin High School?
West Hardin High School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 07-12.
Is West Hardin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Hardin High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Hardin High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Hardin High School is approximately 9.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Hardin High School?
At West Hardin High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is West Hardin High School in?
West Hardin High School is part of WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD.
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