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WINNSBORO H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 35 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WINNSBORO H S
Set in WINNSBORO, Texas, WINNSBORO H S is a low-enrollment senior high, one of the schools within WINNSBORO ISD. It educates 487 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 796.
WINNSBORO ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,454 students. WINNSBORO H S is one of those campuses.
Demographically, WINNSBORO H S lists that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WINNSBORO H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at WINNSBORO H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, WINNSBORO H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.
In the area at large, census data for Wood County shows median household earnings sit near $60,300, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Wood County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,349 students), of which WINNSBORO H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: WINNSBORO EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around WINNSBORO H S. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WINNSBORO H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.4%.
WINNSBORO H S operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. WINNSBORO H S's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 487). The White share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
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Wood County at a glance
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