📍 2009 State Hwy 16, Zapata, Zapata County, 78076
Zapata H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Zapata, Zapata County. The school has 1,034 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nancy Garza. It is part of the Zapata County Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Zapata H S enrolls 1,034 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,030 | 100% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
896 of the school's 1,034 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 896 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Zapata H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 21, state house district 80.
Zapata H S is one of 6 schools in ZAPATA COUNTY ISD, based in ZAPATA, Texas. The district serves 3,290 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,034 students, Zapata 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: Rural - Fringe