📍 905 N Main St, Rising Star, Eastland County, 76471
Rising Star H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rising Star, Eastland County. The school has 89 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Lawrence. It is part of the Rising Star Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rising Star H S enrolls 89 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 68 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 89 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Rising Star 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 28, state house district 60.
Rising Star H S is one of 2 schools in RISING STAR ISD, based in RISING STAR, Texas. The district serves 181 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 89 students, Rising Star H S is close to the district average of about 91 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote