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Enrollment
566
High
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHARTON ISD·NCES 484538005165
Wharton High School
#1 TIGER AVE, WHARTON, TX 77488 · (979) 532-6800 · Wharton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
415 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 150 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 135 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 27% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 WHARTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
16.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, 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 | 2.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 16.0% | 54.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Wharton High School
Wharton High School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton High School this school | 566 | 73.3% | 30.9% |
| Mexia High School MEXIA | 535 | 74.4% | 39.8% |
| Hempstead High School HEMPSTEAD | 462 | 72.5% | 29.6% |
| Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School GRAND PRAIRIE | 749 | 70.2% | 46.3% |
| IDEA Walzem College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 724 | 77.1% | 54.6% |
| Beaumont ISD Early College High School BEAUMONT | 321 | 70.1% | 76.3% |
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 Wharton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wharton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,323 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,380 of 1,425 ▼ 101 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,384 of 1,425 ▼ 43 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,027 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #831 of 2,107 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #518 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #560 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #516 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #454 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
566
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 566 | 41.2 | 13.7:1 | 73% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 69% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 46.7 | 12.2:1 | 74% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 49 | 11.9:1 | 69% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 50.3 | 11.7:1 | 59% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 51 | 11.5:1 | 73% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 50 | 11.4:1 | 57% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 33% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 53 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wharton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (586 to 566); teachers down 18% (50.3 to 41.2).
About Wharton High School
In WHARTON, Texas, part of Wharton County, Wharton High School is a high school. Its 566 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
WHARTON ISD includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,767 students.
By race and ethnicity, Wharton High School is 62% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 26% Black and 10% White. Census figures show Wharton County is about 42% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Wharton High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
With 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Wharton High School was 13.7:1. Among high schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Wharton High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 73%. It compares with 65% for public schools in Wharton County.
allk12 grades Wharton High School an F. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wharton High School is 11.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.9% actual, 42.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
County data help place the school in context: in Wharton County, median household income is about $66,924, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Wharton High School is among the 22 public schools in Wharton County.
The closest public school to Wharton High School is C G Sivells Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Wharton High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Wharton High School as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 583 to 566. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.7:1, from 11.9:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wharton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,794
Census ACS
Median income
$66,924
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHARTON ISD
- Wharton Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- C G Sivells Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Wharton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Wharton ISD JJAEPElementary
Other schools in WHARTON
- Wharton Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- C G Sivells Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Wharton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Ebisd WcjjaepHigh · 1 students
- Wharton County Discretionary JJAEPElementary
- Wharton County JJAEPElementary
Other Wharton High schools
One other US public school is named Wharton High. Wharton High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- WHARTON HIGH SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 2,130 students
Nearby schools
- C G Sivells Elementary School0.6 mi · 399
- Wharton Junior High School1.0 mi · 324
- Wharton Elementary School1.2 mi · 478
- Ebisd Wcjjaep1.6 mi · 1
- Iago Junior High School8.1 mi · 264
- Boling High School9.8 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Wharton High SchoolHow many students attend Wharton High School?
Wharton High School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wharton High School serve?
Wharton High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wharton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wharton High School is approximately 13.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wharton High School?
At Wharton High School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 62% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wharton High School public or private?
Wharton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WHARTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.