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Hereford High School

Public Grades 9-12

1687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 15% of Texas high schools

Summary

Hereford High School is a public high school in Hereford, Texas, serving 1,177 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hereford Independent School District, which is ranked 706 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hereford High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools over the past decade, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC assessments, is generally below the state average across all subject areas. However, the school's graduation rate is relatively high, ranging from 90.8% to 95.6% in recent years, and its dropout rate is low, between 0.4% and 1.3%.

The only nearby school included in the data is Dimmitt High School, located about 20 miles from Hereford High School. Dimmitt High School generally performs better than Hereford High School, with higher rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency rates in most subject areas. This suggests that Hereford High School could potentially learn from the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the region to improve its overall performance.

1,182

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,685

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Ave F
Hereford, TX 79045-4408

(806) 363-7620

District: Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Hereford High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

White:

8.7%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Texas avg56%

1,687^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

706^th of 961Hereford Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1687 of 1974	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1461 of 1990	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1361 of 1961	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1283 of 1876	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	1160 of 1861	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1415 of 1857	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1348 of 1797	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	1380 of 1777	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.2	1235 of 1762	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	1396 of 1743	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	1505 of 1734	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	1415 of 1652	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	1368 of 1603	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.9	1148 of 1672	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	1167 of 1568	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	1340 of 1539	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	1180 of 1510	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.8	1159 of 1497	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	1140 of 1430	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	1173 of 1429	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.3	1116 of 1427	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	51.8	397 of 1024	61.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	1404 of 1837	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1067 of 1829	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1159 of 1810	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1189 of 1784	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	989 of 1153	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1017 of 1437	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	853 of 1371	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	879 of 1278	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	837 of 1195	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	843 of 1136	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	866 of 1113	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1329 of 1504	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1465 of 1880	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1355 of 1891	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1277 of 1841	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1125 of 1815	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1465 of 1798	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1429 of 1781	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	804 of 964	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	933 of 1182	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.5	678 of 1172	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	877 of 1177	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.2	118 of 1145	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	556 of 1137	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1284 of 1453	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1374 of 1805	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1196 of 1820	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1171 of 1762	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1033 of 1743	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1361 of 1714	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1346 of 1691	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1332 of 1513	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1419 of 1884	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1288 of 1897	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1280 of 1847	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1124 of 1848	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1455 of 1818	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1429 of 1794	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1358 of 1515	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1469 of 1891	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1318 of 1913	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1275 of 1853	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1183 of 1840	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1404 of 1824	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1430 of 1803	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	37 of 81	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	36 of 95	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	25 of 93	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	32 of 114	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	44 of 113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	33 of 131	74.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1032 of 1299	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	599 of 1548	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	1185 of 1478	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1021 of 1418	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	986 of 1382	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1079 of 1357	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	644 of 1347	52.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1081 of 1294	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	983 of 1556	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	883 of 1576	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	675 of 1525	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	601 of 1510	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	668 of 1526	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	827 of 1539	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2019)61st percentile+37 vs school

Migrant (2025)54th percentile+40 vs school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History41%-27 vs state

English II Reading35%-21 vs state

English I Reading33%-18 vs state

Biology31%-31 vs state

Algebra I21%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Hereford High School	Public	9-12	200 Ave F	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7620	1,182	78	15.0	73.7%	103 (8.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1,063 (89.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	15.6	1687^th of 1974 public high schools	14.5%		27.5	1461^st of 1990 public high schools	26.6%	226	21.5	30.8	33.1	34.9	40.9	$8,685
Dimmitt High School	Public	9-12	1405 Western Cir Dr	Dimmitt	79027	Castro County	Dimmitt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 647-3105	324	31	10.6	77.2%	28 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	292 (90.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.1	1255^th of 1974 public high schools	36.4%		33.9	1328^th of 1990 public high schools	33.3%	73	32.9	50.0	52.8	44.3	57.6	$12,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Hereford High School

What is the racial makeup of Hereford High School?

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

What schools feed into Hereford High School?

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

What district is Hereford High School in?

Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Hereford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,182 students attended Hereford High School.

Is Hereford High School a good school?

Hereford High School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Texas high schools.

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