📍 1431 Ninth Ave N, Texas City, Galveston County, 77591
Texas City H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Texas City, Galveston County. The school has 1,718 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lincoln Hypolite. It is part of the Texas City Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 117.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Texas City H S enrolls 1,718 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 117.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 876 | 51% |
| White | 432 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 320 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,245 of the school's 1,718 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,209 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Texas City 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 11, state house district 23.
Texas City H S is one of 14 schools in TEXAS CITY ISD, based in TEXAS CITY, Texas. The district serves 7,711 students district-wide and employs 531 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,718 students, Texas City H S is larger than the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small