Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
WHITESBORO H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WHITESBORO H S
WHITESBORO H S is a 9-12 campus of modestly sized scale in WHITESBORO, Texas, one of the schools within WHITESBORO ISD, instructing 508 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so WHITESBORO H S sits 36% below that benchmark.
WHITESBORO H S is one of 4 schools operated by WHITESBORO ISD, a district that works with 1,802 students overall.
On the student-mix side, WHITESBORO H S shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WHITESBORO H S has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, WHITESBORO H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 47.5%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Grayson County put the typical household earns roughly $72,182 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Grayson County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), WHITESBORO H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: WHITESBORO MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WHITESBORO H S comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WHITESBORO H S has grew 11%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 70% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grayson County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- WHITESBORO INTElementary · 473 students
- HAYES PRIElementary · 449 students
- WHITESBORO MIDDLEMiddle · 372 students
- WHITESBORO INTElementary · 473 students
- HAYES PRIElementary · 449 students
- WHITESBORO MIDDLEMiddle · 372 students
- WHITESBORO MIDDLE0.4 mi · 372
- HAYES PRI0.8 mi · 449
- WHITESBORO INT0.8 mi · 473
- S AND S CONS MIDDLE4.3 mi · 298
- S AND S CONS H S4.3 mi · 301
- CALLISBURG MIDDLE6.0 mi · 287