📍 1013 Houston St, George West, Live Oak County, 78022
George West H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in George West, Live Oak County. The school has 280 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sean Cunningham. It is part of the George West Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
George West H S enrolls 280 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 57% |
| White | 114 | 41% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 280 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
George West H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 21, state house district 31.
George West H S is one of 4 schools in GEORGE WEST ISD, based in GEORGE WEST, Texas. The district serves 1,063 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 280 students, George West H S is close to the district average of about 266 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote