📍 2770 Fm 163, Cleveland, Liberty County, 77327
Tarkington H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cleveland, Liberty County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Latoyia Pea. It is part of the Tarkington Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tarkington H S enrolls 513 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 410 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 513 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 229 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Tarkington 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 3, state house district 18.
Tarkington H S is one of 4 schools in TARKINGTON ISD, based in CLEVELAND, Texas. The district serves 1,907 students district-wide and employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Tarkington H S is close to the district average of about 477 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant