📍 800 Rancho Rd, Nixon, Gonzales County, 78140
Nixon-smiley H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nixon, Gonzales County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maria Jimenez. It is part of the Nixon-Smiley Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nixon-smiley H S enrolls 283 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 221 | 78% |
| White | 57 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
230 of the school's 283 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nixon-smiley 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 18, state house district 17.
Nixon-smiley H S is one of 5 schools in NIXON-SMILEY CISD, based in NIXON, Texas. The district serves 1,016 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, Nixon-smiley H S is larger than the district average of about 203 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote