📍 701 School St, Sundown, Hockley County, 79372
Sundown H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sundown, Hockley County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Griffith. It is part of the Sundown Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 45% 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.
Sundown H S enrolls 181 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 58% |
| White | 72 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 181 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Sundown 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 28, state house district 88.
Sundown H S is one of 4 schools in SUNDOWN ISD, based in SUNDOWN, Texas. The district serves 552 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 181 students, Sundown H S is larger than the district average of about 138 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant