📍 100 Shark Dr, Palacios, Matagorda County, 77465
Palacios H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palacios, Matagorda County. The school has 383 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Garcia. It is part of the Palacios Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% 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.
Palacios H S enrolls 383 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 6.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 72% |
| White | 72 | 19% |
| Asian | 24 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 383 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 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.
Palacios 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 25.
Palacios H S is one of 4 schools in PALACIOS ISD, based in PALACIOS, Texas. The district serves 1,265 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 383 students, Palacios H S is larger than the district average of about 316 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote