Nimitz High School

Summary:

Nimitz High School is a public high school located in Irving, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,361 students. The school is part of the Irving Independent School District, which is ranked 822 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nimitz High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,390 and 1,450 out of 1,861 to 1,987 schools. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average academic performance compared to other Texas high schools. While Nimitz High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby MacArthur High School, it outperforms the nearby Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center, which has even lower test scores and graduation rates.

Nimitz High School's diverse student population is 83.61% Hispanic, 6.95% White, 5.12% African American, 2.08% Asian, and smaller percentages of Native American and multi-racial students. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 83.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, with increasing graduation rates and a slight uptick in STAAR EOC proficiency rates in certain subject areas, it still faces significant challenges in addressing the unique needs and disparities among its various student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 W Oakdale
       Irving, TX  75060-6899


(972) 600-5700

District: Irving Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1450th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,653 Help


Feeder schools for Nimitz High School:

Elementary:    Britain Elementary
    Brown Elementary
    Elliott Elementary
    Haley J Elementary
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Middle:    Bowie Middle
    Lamar Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  2,361

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.6%
White:
6.9%
African American:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.8% Help


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Compare Details Nimitz High School ranks worse than 73% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked high schools in the Irving Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.84. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Nimitz 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 (83.6%), White (6.9%), African American (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nimitz High School is 14.3, which is the 3rd best among 6 high schools in the Irving Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nimitz High School is $10,653, which is the 2nd highest among 6 high schools in the Irving Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Nimitz High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Nimitz High School 1450th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Nimitz High School in the ranking list.)

Irving Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Irving Independent School District (Isd) 822nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Nimitz High School

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Rank History for all students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.67 904th 1427 36.7%
2005 55.38 751st 1429 47.4%
2006 51.87 857th 1430 40.1%
2007 49.23 943rd 1497 37.0%
2008 49.65 940th 1510 37.7%
2009 49.07 1002nd 1539 34.9%
2010 51.99 992nd 1568 36.7%
2011 51.65 1052nd 1672 37.1%
2012 58.05 605th 1603 62.3%
2013 46.82 971st 1652 41.2%
2014 38.26 1202nd 1734 30.7%
2015 49.61 976th 1743 44.0%
2016 50.44 946th 1762 46.3%
2017 33.73 1158th 1777 34.8%
2018 36.10 1142nd 1797 36.4%
2019 37.86 1181st 1857 36.4%
2021 24.91 1431st 1861 23.1%
2022 27.41 1390th 1876 25.9%
2023 29.55 1396th 1961 28.8%
2024 27.84 1450th 1987 27.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.81 471st 582 19.1%
2022 57.91 232nd 664 65.1%
2023 50.13 295th 677 56.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.35 453rd 1113 59.3%
2019 49.94 404th 1136 64.4%
2021 33.64 792nd 1195 33.7%
2022 29.62 867th 1278 32.2%
2023 32.02 868th 1371 36.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.14 472nd 1347 65.0%
2019 42.62 697th 1357 48.6%
2021 31.98 990th 1382 28.4%
2022 33.58 960th 1418 32.3%
2023 29.74 1094th 1478 26.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.59 1042nd 1794 41.9%
2019 43.48 995th 1818 45.3%
2021 27.78 1407th 1848 23.9%
2022 31.93 1294th 1847 29.9%
2023 35.85 1231st 1897 35.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.71 1221st 1781 31.4%
2019 34.52 1265th 1798 29.6%
2021 23.57 1425th 1815 21.5%
2022 28.30 1351st 1841 26.6%
2023 30.86 1322nd 1891 30.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.03 926th 1137 18.6%
2019 45.49 842nd 1145 26.5%
2021 13.41 1080th 1177 8.2%
2022 25.66 1015th 1172 13.4%
2023 28.54 998th 1182 15.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.69 849th 1784 52.4%
2019 48.13 793rd 1810 56.2%
2021 30.50 1298th 1829 29.0%
2022 27.93 1360th 1837 26.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.91 1217th 1803 32.5%
2019 37.81 1131st 1824 38.0%
2021 23.63 1422nd 1840 22.7%
2022 24.24 1410th 1853 23.9%
2023 25.91 1428th 1913 25.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.84 394th 486 18.9%
2019 52.57 266th 487 45.4%
2021 55.68 233rd 488 52.3%
2022 29.64 394th 507 22.3%
2023 49.91 310th 525 41.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.03 542nd 1013 46.5%
2019 48.67 449th 1024 56.2%
2021 37.29 591st 1020 42.1%
2022 31.09 676th 1031 34.4%
2023 43.07 529th 1069 50.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.83 1014th 1691 40.0%
2019 40.67 1019th 1714 40.5%
2021 26.34 1319th 1743 24.3%
2022 29.60 1258th 1762 28.6%
2023 32.26 1227th 1820 32.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.18 70th 122 42.6%
2019 39.74 63rd 105 40.0%
2021 20.14 78th 95 17.9%
2022 36.74 76th 106 28.3%
2023 18.90 90th 101 10.9%
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Rank History for White students at Nimitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.16 996th 1539 35.3%
2019 34.86 1097th 1526 28.1%
2021 25.71 1198th 1510 20.7%
2022 25.64 1213th 1525 20.5%
2023 22.57 1283rd 1576 18.6%
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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 Nimitz High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1545 73 104 308 6 n/a n/a 0 2036
1989 1468 114 105 319 14 n/a n/a 0 2020
1990 1415 116 125 361 18 n/a n/a 0 2035
1991 1314 109 130 371 10 n/a n/a 0 1934
1992 1257 121 160 396 12 n/a n/a 0 1946
1993 1205 100 174 443 14 n/a n/a 0 1936
1994 1114 127 170 460 15 n/a n/a 0 1886
1995 1110 163 144 561 24 n/a n/a 0 2002
1996 1110 163 144 561 24 n/a n/a 0 2002
1997 1101 172 152 660 18 n/a n/a 0 2103
1998 1130 189 162 720 16 n/a n/a 0 2217
1999 1057 220 155 766 10 n/a n/a 0 2208
2000 1061 211 150 852 10 n/a n/a 0 2284
2001 1025 225 131 940 11 n/a n/a 0 2332
2002 967 224 132 1192 15 n/a n/a 0 2530
2003 967 224 132 1192 15 n/a n/a 0 2530
2004 888 225 134 1290 13 n/a n/a 0 2550
2005 645 184 104 1058 8 n/a n/a 0 1999
2006 618 231 102 1154 6 n/a n/a 0 2111
2007 604 188 109 1225 7 n/a n/a 0 2133
2008 593 188 122 1347 12 n/a n/a 0 2262
2009 543 198 111 1489 10 n/a n/a 0 2351
2010 537 192 112 1550 6 n/a n/a 0 2397
2011 449 190 105 1619 9 1 8 0 2381
2012 420 201 87 1646 10 2 12 0 2378
2013 380 213 74 1727 16 1 11 0 2422
2014 329 180 72 1820 14 1 12 0 2428
2015 296 173 63 1842 21 2 12 0 2409
2016 254 182 63 1920 27 4 13 0 2463
2017 240 196 55 1974 22 4 14 0 2505
2018 216 192 51 1972 25 6 18 0 2480
2019 203 180 51 2049 30 5 15 0 2533
2020 207 176 53 2033 29 5 20 0 2523
2021 227 136 47 2089 33 3 18 0 2553
2022 207 147 53 2027 23 2 18 0 2477
2023 164 121 49 1974 35 0 18 0 2361

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 Nimitz High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2036 117.0 17.4 n/a
1989 2020 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2035 108.0 18.8 n/a
1991 1934 108.0 17.9 n/a
1992 1946 102.7 18.9 16.1
1993 1936 104.0 18.6 22.9
1994 1886 104.9 18.0 22.7
1995 2002 116.1 17.2 25
1996 2002 116.1 17.2 25
1997 2103 119.0 17.7 27.4
1998 2217 127.8 17.3 28.5
1999 2208 140.0 15.8 34.9
2000 2284 152.6 15.0 35.9
2001 2332 157.3 14.8 37
2002 2530 156.8 16.1 39.2
2003 2530 156.8 16.1 39.2
2004 2550 130.2 19.6 42.7
2005 1999 132.9 15.0 46.9
2006 2111 136.8 15.4 52.2
2007 2133 141.8 15.0 55.2
2008 2262 157.3 14.4 56.3
2009 2351 163.1 14.4 60.7
2010 2397 170.0 14.1 65.3
2011 2381 167.4 14.2 71.1
2012 2378 153.8 15.4 72
2013 2422 164.7 14.7 72.6
2014 2428 162.5 14.9 74.2
2015 2409 167.0 14.4 73.2
2016 2463 167.0 14.7 70.6
2017 2505 172.3 14.5 71.7
2018 2480 179.0 13.8 69
2019 2533 169.2 14.9 66.4
2020 2523 174.9 14.4 75.5
2021 2553 167.1 15.2 79.4
2022 2477 171.0 14.4 84.5
2023 2361 164.4 14.3 83.8

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 Nimitz High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2036 117.0 17.4 n/a
1989 2020 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2035 108.0 18.8 n/a
1991 1934 108.0 17.9 n/a
1992 1946 102.7 18.9 16.1
1993 1936 104.0 18.6 22.9
1994 1886 104.9 18.0 22.7
1995 2002 116.1 17.2 25
1996 2002 116.1 17.2 25
1997 2103 119.0 17.7 27.4
1998 2217 127.8 17.3 28.5
1999 2208 140.0 15.8 34.9
2000 2284 152.6 15.0 35.9
2001 2332 157.3 14.8 37
2002 2530 156.8 16.1 39.2
2003 2530 156.8 16.1 39.2
2004 2550 130.2 19.6 42.7
2005 1999 132.9 15.0 46.9
2006 2111 136.8 15.4 52.2
2007 2133 141.8 15.0 55.2
2008 2262 157.3 14.4 56.3
2009 2351 163.1 14.4 60.7
2010 2397 170.0 14.1 65.3
2011 2381 167.4 14.2 71.1
2012 2378 153.8 15.4 72
2013 2422 164.7 14.7 72.6
2014 2428 162.5 14.9 74.2
2015 2409 167.0 14.4 73.2
2016 2463 167.0 14.7 70.6
2017 2505 172.3 14.5 71.7
2018 2480 179.0 13.8 69
2019 2533 169.2 14.9 66.4
2020 2523 174.9 14.4 75.5
2021 2553 167.1 15.2 79.4
2022 2477 171.0 14.4 84.5
2023 2361 164.4 14.3 83.8

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Nimitz High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $799 (8.0%) $9,207 (92.0%) $10,005
2020 $780 (7.7%) $9,373 (92.3%) $10,153
2021 $1,108 (10.4%) $9,546 (89.6%) $10,653

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Nimitz High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1181st of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1396th of 1961 High schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Nimitz High School)5118
 33%
   End of Course Algebra I (Irving Independent School District (Isd))7328
 45%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Nimitz High School)5748
 9%
   End of Course Biology (Irving Independent School District (Isd))5944
 15%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Nimitz High School)3836
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Nimitz High School)4344
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd))4446
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Nimitz High School)6365
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (Irving Independent School District (Isd))6666
   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 Students25332361
 6.8%
African American180121
 32.8%
American Indian3035
 16.7%
Asian5149
 3.9%
Hispanic20491974
 3.7%
Pacific Islander50
 100%
White203164
 19.2%
Two or More Races1518
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.4%83.8%
 17.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Nimitz High School

Nimitz High School ranks 1450th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Nimitz High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Britain Elementary
Elementary : Brown Elementary
Elementary : Elliott Elementary
Elementary : Haley J Elementary
Elementary : John W And Margie Stipes Elementary
Elementary : Schulze Elementary
Elementary : Townley Elementary
Middle : Bowie Middle
Middle : Lamar Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,361 students attended Nimitz High School.

Students at Nimitz High School are 84% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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