📍 400 Poetry Rd, Terrell, Kaufman County, 75160
Terrell H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Terrell, Kaufman County. The school has 1,466 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Earl Gilmore. It is part of the Terrell Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 89.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Terrell H S enrolls 1,466 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 89.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 804 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 300 | 20% |
| White | 285 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
827 of the school's 1,466 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 779 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Terrell H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Terrell H S is one of 9 schools in TERRELL ISD, based in TERRELL, Texas. The district serves 5,283 students district-wide and employs 310 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,466 students, Terrell H S is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant