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Enrollment
820
High
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WIMBERLEY ISD·NCES 480000906198
Wimberley High School
100 CARNEY LN, WIMBERLEY, TX 78676 · (512) 847-5729 · Hays County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
14.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
152 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 195 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 235 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 192 | 23% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 WIMBERLEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +56.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 56 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 54.0% | 12.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 39.0% | 30.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Wimberley High School
Wimberley High School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimberley High School this school | 820 | 18.5% | 68.7% |
| Salado High School SALADO | 769 | 17.4% | 67.5% |
| Canyon High School CANYON | 1,097 | 21.0% | 70.0% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School LUBBOCK | 571 | 17.2% | 75.8% |
| Lago Vista High School LAGO VISTA | 650 | 22.9% | 58.8% |
| Van Alstyne High School VAN ALSTYNE | 729 | 18.0% | 74.7% |
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 Wimberley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #264 of 1,385 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #372 of 1,425 ▲ 331 | #1 of 7 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #331 of 1,425 ▲ 70 | #2 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +40.0pp | #29 of 1,184 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #669 of 2,107 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #655 of 1,344 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #774 of 1,346 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #1,461 of 1,522 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #354 of 672 | 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
820
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+160% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 820 | 56.2 | 14.6:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 62.2 | 13.7:1 | 27% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 62.4 | 13.2:1 | 27% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 63 | 12.9:1 | 23% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 58 | 12.8:1 | 19% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 52 | 13.2:1 | 22% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 23% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 7% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 26 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wimberley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (739 to 820); teachers down 3% (58 to 56.2).
About Wimberley High School
Wimberley High School is a medium-sized high school that serves part of WIMBERLEY, Texas. The school enrolls 820 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Wimberley High School belongs to WIMBERLEY ISD, a district of 4 schools and 2,661 students.
White students are the majority at Wimberley High School, with 68% of enrollment. It is also 27% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Wimberley High School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 56.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 19%. The 46% average for public schools in Hays County is 27 points higher.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Wimberley 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.
Wimberley High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.7%, compared with a predicted 65.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hays County, the median household income is $89,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 63 public schools in Hays County, enrolling about 46,946 students in all.
Danforth Junior High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Wimberley High School ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 815 in 2020-21 and 820 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 14.6:1 over the same years.
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Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WIMBERLEY ISD
- Blue Hole Primary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Danforth Junior High SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Jacob's Well Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
Other schools in WIMBERLEY
- Blue Hole Primary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Danforth Junior High SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Jacob's Well Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Katherine Anne Porter SchoolHigh · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Danforth Junior High School0.3 mi · 639
- Katherine Anne Porter School0.6 mi · 95
- Jacob's Well Elementary School1.9 mi · 553
- Blue Hole Primary School2.0 mi · 649
- Canyon Lake High School7.2 mi · 1,066
- Mt Valley Elementary School10.0 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Wimberley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wimberley High School?
Wimberley High School enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wimberley High School serve?
Wimberley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wimberley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wimberley High School is approximately 14.6:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wimberley High School?
Wimberley High School reports a student body of 68% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wimberley High School in?
Wimberley High School is part of WIMBERLEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.