Enrollment
222
High
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEWRIGHT ISD·NCES 484567005190
Whitewright High School
304 W ECHOLS LN, WHITEWRIGHT, TX 75491 · (903) 364-2535 · Grayson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
8.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
101 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 9 | 55 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 WHITEWRIGHT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2022.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 60.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 39.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | N/A |
% 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Whitewright High School
Whitewright High School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewright High School this school | 222 | 45.5% | 62.7% |
| Latexo High School LATEXO | 210 | 45.7% | 51.9% |
| Normangee High School NORMANGEE | 192 | 45.3% | 59.3% |
| Valley Mills High School VALLEY MILLS | 206 | 44.7% | 55.4% |
| Martins Mill High School MARTIN'S MILL | 262 | 44.7% | 50.1% |
| North Hopkins High School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 231 | 47.2% | 52.1% |
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 Whitewright High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #418 of 1,385 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #282 of 1,425 ▲ 493 | #2 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #330 of 1,425 ▲ 232 | #5 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,289 of 2,107 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #20 of 1,344 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #670 of 1,346 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,096 of 1,522 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #120 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
222
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 222 | 26.5 | 8.4:1 | 45% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 24 | 10.2:1 | 42% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 24.7 | 8.9:1 | 40% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 24 | 10.4:1 | 33% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 22.4 | 12.1:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 32% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 22 | 10.0:1 | 18% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 18 | 10.7:1 | 23% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 12 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitewright High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (272 to 222); teachers up 18% (22.4 to 26.5).
About Whitewright High School
Whitewright High School is a small high school in WHITEWRIGHT, Texas. The school enrolls 222 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 72% smaller than that.
WHITEWRIGHT ISD has 3 schools and 801 students, and Whitewright High School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Whitewright High School, at 67%. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Grayson County is roughly 76% White. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 26.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.4:1. This ratio sits 6.7 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Roughly 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Whitewright High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Whitewright High School is 54.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Grayson County, the median household income is $72,182, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grayson County is home to 68 public schools and about 25,915 public school students.
The closest public school to Whitewright High School is Whitewright Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Whitewright High School is ahead of the 48.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 222 students in 2024-25, 28 fewer than the 250 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.4:1 in 2020-21 to 8.4:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITEWRIGHT ISD
- Whitewright Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Whitewright Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
Other schools in WHITEWRIGHT
- Whitewright Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Whitewright Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
- Quest Collegiate Academy-WhitewrightElementary · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Whitewright Elementary School0.2 mi · 389
- Whitewright Middle School0.2 mi · 190
- Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright3.5 mi · 105
- Tom Bean Elementary School5.0 mi · 358
- Tom Bean Middle School6.1 mi · 170
- Tom Bean High School6.1 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Whitewright High SchoolHow many students attend Whitewright High School?
Whitewright High School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 09-12.
Is Whitewright High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitewright High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Whitewright High School have?
Whitewright High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitewright High School?
At Whitewright High School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitewright High School?
Whitewright High School is overseen by WHITEWRIGHT ISD in Grayson County.
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