📍 200 e 5th, Kress, Swisher County, 79052
Kress H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kress, Swisher County. The school has 145 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shawn Langston. It is part of the Kress Isd school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kress H S enrolls 145 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 55% |
| White | 52 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 8.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 145 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kress 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 31, state house district 88.
Kress H S is one of 2 schools in KRESS ISD, based in KRESS, Texas. The district serves 262 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 145 students, Kress H S is close to the district average of about 131 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant