Hereford High School

Summary:

Hereford High School is a public high school in Hereford, Texas, serving 1,176 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hereford Independent School District, which is ranked 744 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hereford High School faces significant challenges, with a predominantly Hispanic (89.63%) and economically disadvantaged (80.78% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) student population. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, ranging from 1,160 to 1,459 out of 1,861 to 1,987 schools over the past several years, and has a low 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Student performance varies greatly, with White and Migrant students performing relatively better, while Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students perform below average. However, the school has shown improvement in its four-year graduation rate, increasing from 85.9% in 2018-2019 to 95.6% in 2022-2023, and a decrease in its dropout rate from 2.2% in 2017-2018 to 0.5% in 2021-2022.

Interestingly, Dimmitt High School, a nearby school in the Dimmitt Independent School District, shares some similarities with Hereford High School in terms of student demographics and academic performance. Both schools serve predominantly Hispanic student populations and have relatively low statewide rankings and SchoolDigger ratings. However, Dimmitt High School appears to outperform Hereford High School in certain academic areas, suggesting that Hereford High School may be able to learn from its neighbor's practices and strategies to improve its own performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 200 Ave F
       Hereford, TX  79045-4408


(806) 363-7620

District: Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1459th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,684 Help


Feeder schools for Hereford High School:

Elementary:    Aikman Elementary
    Bluebonnet Elementary
    Northwest Elementary
    West Central Elementary
Middle:    Hereford J H
    Hereford Preparatory Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  1,176

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.6%
White:
9.2%
African American:
0.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hereford High School ranks worse than 73.4% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.49. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Hereford High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.6%), White (9.2%), African American (0.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hereford High School is 13.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hereford High School is $10,684.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Hereford High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Hereford High School 1459th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Hereford High School in the ranking list.)

Hereford Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Hereford Independent School District (Isd) 744th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hereford High School

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Rank History for all students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.32 1116th 1427 21.8%
2005 29.49 1173rd 1429 17.9%
2006 31.55 1140th 1430 20.3%
2007 34.76 1159th 1497 22.6%
2008 35.60 1180th 1510 21.9%
2009 25.95 1340th 1539 12.9%
2010 43.92 1167th 1568 25.6%
2011 47.90 1148th 1672 31.3%
2012 23.39 1368th 1603 14.7%
2013 21.54 1415th 1652 14.3%
2014 18.88 1505th 1734 13.2%
2015 27.16 1396th 1743 19.9%
2016 37.18 1235th 1762 29.9%
2017 23.91 1380th 1777 22.3%
2018 26.83 1348th 1797 25.0%
2019 26.58 1415th 1857 23.8%
2021 38.17 1160th 1861 37.7%
2022 32.83 1283rd 1876 31.6%
2023 31.32 1361st 1961 30.6%
2024 27.49 1459th 1987 26.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.55 866th 1113 22.2%
2019 28.44 843rd 1136 25.8%
2021 31.69 837th 1195 30.0%
2022 29.05 879th 1278 31.2%
2023 32.42 853rd 1371 37.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.34 644th 1347 52.2%
2019 27.63 1079th 1357 20.5%
2021 32.14 986th 1382 28.7%
2022 30.76 1021st 1418 28.0%
2023 26.57 1185th 1478 19.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.99 1429th 1794 20.3%
2019 27.12 1455th 1818 20.0%
2021 39.27 1124th 1848 39.2%
2022 32.28 1280th 1847 30.7%
2023 33.08 1288th 1897 32.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.61 33rd 131 74.8%
2019 56.07 44th 113 61.1%
2021 61.85 30th 97 69.1%
2022 65.12 32nd 114 71.9%
2023 64.19 25th 93 73.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Migrant Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.25 1429th 1781 19.8%
2019 24.06 1465th 1798 18.5%
2021 39.05 1125th 1815 38.0%
2022 31.76 1277th 1841 30.6%
2023 28.71 1355th 1891 28.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.21 556th 1137 51.1%
2019 71.15 118th 1145 89.7%
2021 43.14 877th 1177 25.5%
2022 56.48 678th 1172 42.2%
2023 37.26 933rd 1182 21.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.17 1189th 1784 33.4%
2019 36.32 1159th 1810 36.0%
2021 38.31 1067th 1829 41.7%
2022 26.73 1404th 1837 23.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.31 1430th 1803 20.7%
2019 25.85 1404th 1824 23.0%
2021 35.21 1183rd 1840 35.7%
2022 30.94 1275th 1853 31.2%
2023 30.68 1318th 1913 31.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.79 397th 1024 61.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.31 1346th 1691 20.4%
2019 26.49 1361st 1714 20.6%
2021 39.58 1033rd 1743 40.7%
2022 33.38 1171st 1762 33.5%
2023 33.88 1196th 1820 34.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Hereford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.80 827th 1539 46.3%
2019 53.13 668th 1526 56.2%
2021 56.25 601st 1510 60.2%
2022 51.03 675th 1525 55.7%
2023 45.35 883rd 1576 44.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Hereford High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 420 16 5 447 2 n/a n/a 0 890
1989 518 21 3 631 0 n/a n/a 0 1173
1990 536 19 2 635 0 n/a n/a 0 1192
1991 500 18 0 641 1 n/a n/a 0 1160
1992 512 24 3 651 0 n/a n/a 0 1190
1993 472 30 6 649 2 n/a n/a 0 1159
1994 479 26 6 699 3 n/a n/a 0 1213
1995 446 21 5 800 2 n/a n/a 0 1274
1996 446 21 5 800 2 n/a n/a 0 1274
1997 458 24 4 779 2 n/a n/a 0 1267
1998 444 24 4 786 3 n/a n/a 0 1261
1999 408 19 3 838 1 n/a n/a 0 1269
2000 395 27 4 827 0 n/a n/a 0 1253
2001 372 26 3 797 1 n/a n/a 0 1199
2002 308 18 2 811 3 n/a n/a 0 1142
2003 308 18 2 811 3 n/a n/a 0 1142
2004 299 16 5 816 2 n/a n/a 0 1138
2005 303 17 4 840 2 n/a n/a 0 1166
2006 277 15 5 881 1 n/a n/a 0 1179
2007 263 15 6 932 1 n/a n/a 0 1217
2008 250 17 4 976 0 n/a n/a 0 1247
2009 250 12 6 923 1 n/a n/a 0 1192
2010 242 16 4 911 2 n/a n/a 0 1175
2011 196 13 1 938 3 0 2 0 1153
2012 186 12 1 960 2 0 3 0 1164
2013 171 9 4 967 2 0 4 0 1157
2014 161 4 4 964 2 0 6 0 1141
2015 168 6 4 926 2 0 5 0 1111
2016 174 7 6 910 2 0 6 0 1105
2017 169 7 4 890 5 0 1 0 1076
2018 163 6 4 913 2 0 3 0 1091
2019 152 7 3 946 4 1 1 0 1114
2020 146 9 4 945 3 1 3 0 1111
2021 123 10 1 974 3 1 3 0 1115
2022 114 9 0 1023 4 1 3 0 1154
2023 108 9 1 1054 2 0 2 0 1176

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hereford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 890 66.0 13.4 n/a
1989 1173 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1192 83.0 14.3 n/a
1991 1160 82.6 14.0 n/a
1992 1190 87.4 13.6 23.5
1993 1159 79.0 14.7 29.6
1994 1213 88.5 13.7 28.3
1995 1274 95.5 13.3 28.4
1996 1274 95.5 13.3 28.4
1997 1267 91.1 13.9 28.4
1998 1261 88.4 14.3 36.4
1999 1269 88.6 14.3 43.2
2000 1253 84.6 14.8 46
2001 1199 82.2 14.6 50
2002 1142 82.7 13.8 50.7
2003 1142 82.7 13.8 50.7
2004 1138 81.8 13.9 57.9
2005 1166 85.8 13.6 56.9
2006 1179 88.9 13.3 61.6
2007 1217 89.3 13.6 64.7
2008 1247 90.5 13.8 66.6
2009 1192 88.3 13.5 59
2010 1175 88.3 13.3 64.5
2011 1153 85.2 13.5 67.7
2012 1164 88.1 13.2 68
2013 1157 84.0 13.7 71
2014 1141 84.5 13.4 71.3
2015 1111 81.0 13.7 74.4
2016 1105 78.0 14.1 75.1
2017 1076 80.8 13.3 75.8
2018 1091 77.4 14.0 65.6
2019 1114 77.7 14.3 63.8
2020 1111 76.9 14.4 71.8
2021 1115 86.5 12.8 70.9
2022 1154 84.3 13.6 72.3
2023 1176 88.0 13.3 80.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hereford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 890 66.0 13.4 n/a
1989 1173 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1192 83.0 14.3 n/a
1991 1160 82.6 14.0 n/a
1992 1190 87.4 13.6 23.5
1993 1159 79.0 14.7 29.6
1994 1213 88.5 13.7 28.3
1995 1274 95.5 13.3 28.4
1996 1274 95.5 13.3 28.4
1997 1267 91.1 13.9 28.4
1998 1261 88.4 14.3 36.4
1999 1269 88.6 14.3 43.2
2000 1253 84.6 14.8 46
2001 1199 82.2 14.6 50
2002 1142 82.7 13.8 50.7
2003 1142 82.7 13.8 50.7
2004 1138 81.8 13.9 57.9
2005 1166 85.8 13.6 56.9
2006 1179 88.9 13.3 61.6
2007 1217 89.3 13.6 64.7
2008 1247 90.5 13.8 66.6
2009 1192 88.3 13.5 59
2010 1175 88.3 13.3 64.5
2011 1153 85.2 13.5 67.7
2012 1164 88.1 13.2 68
2013 1157 84.0 13.7 71
2014 1141 84.5 13.4 71.3
2015 1111 81.0 13.7 74.4
2016 1105 78.0 14.1 75.1
2017 1076 80.8 13.3 75.8
2018 1091 77.4 14.0 65.6
2019 1114 77.7 14.3 63.8
2020 1111 76.9 14.4 71.8
2021 1115 86.5 12.8 70.9
2022 1154 84.3 13.6 72.3
2023 1176 88.0 13.3 80.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hereford High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,146 (11.9%) $8,500 (88.1%) $9,647
2020 $1,206 (12.2%) $8,710 (87.8%) $9,916
2021 $1,360 (12.7%) $9,324 (87.3%) $10,684

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hereford High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1415th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1361st of 1961 High schools
 6.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Hereford High School)5441
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))6045
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Hereford High School)4852
 4%
   End of Course Biology (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))4652
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Hereford High School)3338
 5%
   End of Course English I Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3238
 6%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Hereford High School)3046
 16%
   End of Course English II Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))2946
 17%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Hereford High School)5457
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))5157
 6%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11141176
 5.6%
African American79
 28.6%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic9461054
 11.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White152108
 28.9%
Two or More Races12
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.8%80.8%
 17%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hereford High School

Hereford High School ranks 1459th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,176 students attended Hereford High School.

Students at Hereford High School are 90% Hispanic, 9% White.

Hereford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aikman Elementary
Elementary : Bluebonnet Elementary
Elementary : Northwest Elementary
Elementary : West Central Elementary
Middle : Hereford J H
Middle : Hereford Preparatory Academy


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