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Enrollment
799
High
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUINLAN ISD·NCES 483624004075
Wh Ford High School
10064 S BUSINESS 34, QUINLAN, TX 75474 · (903) 356-1600 · Hunt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
508 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 218 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 216 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 204 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 161 | 20% |
Student demographics
53%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 QUINLAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 44.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 32.0% | 42.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 3.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Wh Ford High School
Wh Ford High School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wh Ford High School this school | 799 | 63.6% | 45.6% |
| Kemp High School KEMP | 566 | 66.3% | 46.6% |
| Marble Falls High School MARBLE FALLS | 1,129 | 60.7% | 48.1% |
| Ingleside High School INGLESIDE | 624 | 58.8% | 59.3% |
| Alvarado High School ALVARADO | 1,163 | 61.0% | 46.8% |
| Wills Point High School WILLS POINT | 812 | 69.6% | 47.0% |
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 Wh Ford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #978 of 1,385 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #759 of 1,425 ▲ 314 | #7 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #978 of 1,425 ▲ 17 | #9 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #335 of 1,184 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #681 of 2,107 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #642 of 1,344 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #580 of 1,346 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #726 of 1,522 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #479 of 557 | 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
799
+66 (+9%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 799 | 55 | 14.5:1 | 64% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 57.5 | 14.3:1 | 65% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 55.5 | 14.2:1 | 68% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 63 | 11.6:1 | 58% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 56.3 | 14.6:1 | 53% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 54% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 55% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 54 | 15.4:1 | 24% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 47 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wh Ford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (821 to 799); teachers down 2% (56.3 to 55).
About Wh Ford High School
Wh Ford High School is a mid-sized high school in QUINLAN, Texas, one of the schools in QUINLAN ISD. It reports enrollment of 799 students in grades 9 through 12.
Besides Wh Ford High School, QUINLAN ISD runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 2,936 students.
Of every 100 students at Wh Ford High School, about 51 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 46% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wh Ford High School scores 53%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. In all, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hunt County is similar, at 61%.
Wh Ford High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.6% and a predicted 46.5%.
For Hunt County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $71,938, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 45 public schools and about 20,771 students.
The closest school to Wh Ford High School is D C Cannon Elementary School, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Wh Ford High School. Its average proficiency rate of 45.6% is above the 41.9% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.6:1 to 14.5:1.
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Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUINLAN ISD
- D C Cannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 815 students
- C B Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- A E Butler Intermediate SchoolElementary · 651 students
Other schools in QUINLAN
- D C Cannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 815 students
- C B Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- A E Butler Intermediate SchoolElementary · 651 students
- Boles Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Boles High SchoolHigh · 176 students
- Boles Middle SchoolMiddle · 165 students
Nearby schools
- D C Cannon Elementary School0.9 mi · 815
- A E Butler Intermediate School1.0 mi · 651
- C B Thompson Middle School1.8 mi · 671
- Boles High School4.3 mi · 176
- Boles Elementary School4.3 mi · 202
- Boles Middle School4.3 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Wh Ford High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wh Ford High School?
Wh Ford High School enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wh Ford High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wh Ford High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wh Ford High School have?
Wh Ford High School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wh Ford High School?
At Wh Ford High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Wh Ford High School in?
Wh Ford High School is part of QUINLAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.