📍 14000 County Line Rd, Elgin, Travis County, 78621
Elgin H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elgin, Travis County. The school has 1,672 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Armetrius Staples. It is part of the Elgin Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 90.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 31 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elgin H S enrolls 1,672 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 90.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,242 | 74% |
| White | 218 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 171 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,235 of the school's 1,672 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,083 qualify for free lunch and 152 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Elgin H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 14, state house district 50.
Elgin H S is one of 7 schools in ELGIN ISD, based in ELGIN, Texas. The district serves 5,959 students district-wide and employs 306 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,672 students, Elgin H S is larger than the district average of about 851 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe