📍 100 Badger Ln, Bishop, Nueces County, 78343
Bishop H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bishop, Nueces County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Claudia Esquivel. It is part of the Bishop Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bishop H S enrolls 517 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 445 | 86% |
| White | 62 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 517 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bishop H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 34.
Bishop H S is one of 5 schools in BISHOP CISD, based in BISHOP, Texas. The district serves 1,463 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Bishop H S is larger than the district average of about 293 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant