📍 801 Donoho, Hempstead, Waller County, 77445
Hempstead H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hempstead, Waller County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lakesha Morgan. It is part of the Hempstead Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hempstead H S enrolls 465 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 21% |
| White | 67 | 14% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
373 of the school's 465 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hempstead H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 18, state house district 3.
Hempstead H S is one of 3 schools in HEMPSTEAD ISD, based in HEMPSTEAD, Texas. The district serves 1,585 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, Hempstead H S is close to the district average of about 528 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe