📍 185 Tiger Dr, Tenaha, Shelby County, 75974
Tenaha Schools is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Tenaha, Shelby County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Byrdsong Ward. It is part of the Tenaha Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Tenaha Schools enrolls 455 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 244 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 117 | 26% |
| White | 87 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 455 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tenaha Schools 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 9.
Tenaha Schools is one of 1 schools in TENAHA ISD, based in TENAHA, Texas. The district serves 414 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 455 students, Tenaha Schools is close to the district average of about 414 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant