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Enrollment
437
High
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITNEY ISD·NCES 484572005195
Whitney High School
1400 N BRAZOS, WHITNEY, TX 76692 · (254) 694-3457 · Hill County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
259 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 119 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 WHITNEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 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 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 55.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 18.0% | 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 | 65.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Whitney High School
Whitney High School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney High School this school | 437 | 59.3% | 59.0% |
| Whitesboro High School WHITESBORO | 508 | 57.5% | 50.3% |
| Rains High School EMORY | 531 | 55.7% | 53.0% |
| Llano High School LLANO | 500 | 61.8% | 51.8% |
| Central High School POLLOK | 408 | 54.2% | 55.7% |
| Breckenridge High School BRECKENRIDGE | 379 | 60.2% | 52.7% |
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 Whitney High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #527 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #762 of 1,425 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #495 of 1,425 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #114 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #977 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #184 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #715 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #814 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #427 of 557 |
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
437
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+129% since 1990-91, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
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 | 437 | 39.9 | 10.9:1 | 59% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 36.7 | 12.2:1 | 57% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 60% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 53% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 36.1 | 12.7:1 | 53% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 53% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 32% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 191 | 20 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitney High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (457 to 437); teachers up 11% (36.1 to 39.9).
About Whitney High School
Whitney High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in WHITNEY, Texas. The latest federal count shows 437 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 45% lower.
Whitney High School is one school in a 4-school district, WHITNEY ISD, which enrolls 1,454 students.
At Whitney High School, White students make up 66% of the student body. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Hill County is about 75% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Whitney High School employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.9:1. This ratio sits 4.1 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Whitney High School is B. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Whitney High School is 10.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Federal survey data for Hill County show that the median household income is $64,591, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 34 public schools in Hill County, enrolling about 6,430 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Whitney Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Whitney High School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Whitney High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Whitney High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 429 in 2020-21 and 437 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,328
Census ACS
Median income
$64,591
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITNEY ISD
- Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Whitney Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
- Whitney Intermediate SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Whitney Alternative Education CenterCombined
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in WHITNEY
- Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Whitney Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
- Whitney Intermediate SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Whitney Alternative Education CenterCombined
Other Whitney High schools
One other US public school is named Whitney High. Whitney High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Whitney HighRocklin, CA · 2,041 students
Nearby schools
- Whitney Middle School0.3 mi · 329
- Whitney Intermediate School1.5 mi · 301
- Whitney Elementary School1.6 mi · 387
- Aquilla School10.0 mi · 332
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education Program11.3 mi · 1
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education Program11.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Whitney High SchoolHow large is Whitney High School?
Whitney High School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 09-12.
Is Whitney High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitney High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Whitney High School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Whitney High School.
How diverse is Whitney High School?
Whitney High School reports a student body of 66% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Whitney High School in?
Whitney High School is part of WHITNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.