📍 4001 Summerhill Rd, Texarkana, Bowie County, 75503
Texas H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Texarkana, Bowie County. The school has 1,719 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ben Renner. It is part of the Texarkana Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 155.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. The school offers 34 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Texas H S enrolls 1,719 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 155.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 35% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 690 | 40% |
| White | 608 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 26 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,074 of the school's 1,719 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 944 qualify for free lunch and 130 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.
Texas 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Texas H S is one of 13 schools in TEXARKANA ISD, based in TEXARKANA, Texas. The district serves 7,269 students district-wide and employs 561 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,719 students, Texas H S is larger than the district average of about 559 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small