📍 9464 Hyw 75 S, New Waverly, Walker County, 77358
New Waverly H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Waverly, Walker County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kris Drane. It is part of the New Waverly Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Waverly H S enrolls 333 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 15% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 333 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
New Waverly 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-80, state senate district 5, state house district 18.
New Waverly H S is one of 4 schools in NEW WAVERLY ISD, based in NEW WAVERLY, Texas. The district serves 1,074 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 333 students, New Waverly H S is larger than the district average of about 269 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe