Enrollment
222
High
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOLFE CITY ISD·NCES 484635005280
WOLFE CITY H S
8353 HWY 34, WOLFE CITY, TX 75496 · (903) 496-2891 · Hunt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
123 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 WOLFE CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
222
+18 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.1:1
% White
71%
was 71%
% Hispanic
23%
was 21%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WOLFE CITY H S
WOLFE CITY H S is a rural-scale secondary school in WOLFE CITY, Texas, overseen by WOLFE CITY ISD. The school serves 222 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 72% leaner than the state mean of about 796.
WOLFE CITY ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 713 students; WOLFE CITY H S is among them.
On demographics, WOLFE CITY H S logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Hunt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WOLFE CITY H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WOLFE CITY H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.7%; actual is 65.3%, +15.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, Hunt County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,938, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hunt County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,771 students), of which WOLFE CITY H S is one.
WOLFE CITY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WOLFE CITY H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.1%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. WOLFE CITY H S's enrollment has edged up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 222).
On allk12, members of the WOLFE CITY H S community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WOLFE CITY ISD
- WOLFE CITY ELElementary · 329 students
- WOLFE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 162 students
Other schools in WOLFE CITY
- WOLFE CITY ELElementary · 329 students
- WOLFE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 162 students
Nearby schools
- WOLFE CITY MIDDLE0.8 mi · 162
- WOLFE CITY EL0.8 mi · 329
- CELESTE J H8.2 mi · 98
- CELESTE EL8.3 mi · 244
- CELESTE H S8.5 mi · 147
- FANNINDEL H S8.7 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About WOLFE CITY H SWhat is the total enrollment at WOLFE CITY H S?
WOLFE CITY H S enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WOLFE CITY H S serve?
WOLFE CITY H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WOLFE CITY H S?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at WOLFE CITY H S.
How diverse is WOLFE CITY H S?
WOLFE CITY H S reports a student body of 71% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees WOLFE CITY H S?
WOLFE CITY H S is overseen by WOLFE CITY ISD in Hunt County.
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