📍 415 N 31st St, Temple, Bell County, 76504
Temple H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 2,305 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Mayo. It is part of the Temple Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 183.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The school offers 42 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Temple H S enrolls 2,305 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 183.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 20% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,120 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 575 | 25% |
| White | 470 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 36 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,436 of the school's 2,305 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,405 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Temple H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 24, state house district 55.
Temple H S is one of 16 schools in TEMPLE ISD, based in TEMPLE, Texas. The district serves 8,764 students district-wide and employs 617 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,305 students, Temple H S is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small