Alba-Golden High School
Public high school in Alba, Texas · Alba-Golden ISD · Grades 6–12
Alba-Golden High School serves 433 students in grades 6–12 in Alba (Wood County). It is one of 2 schools in Alba-Golden ISD. By enrollment it is the 986th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Alba-Golden ISD |
| County | Wood County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480765000053 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alba-Golden ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 433 | 818 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 12 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.8% | 59.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alba-Golden High School in context
Size
Alba-Golden High School is the only high school in Alba-Golden ISD. Its 433 students are 52.9% of the district's 818. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 355; Alba-Golden High School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 69 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 50, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 6 (50 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 85.9% here and 84.8% across Alba-Golden ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 10.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.6% across Alba-Golden ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 433 students, Alba-Golden High School has 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 433 students would have about 30.9 teachers, so Alba-Golden High School has 6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Alba-Golden High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Mineola High School, 7.8 miles away in Mineola ISD. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85.9% |
| Hispanic | 10.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 56 |
| Grade 8 | 65 |
| Grade 9 | 69 |
| Grade 10 | 64 |
| Grade 11 | 66 |
| Grade 12 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1373 Cr 2377, Alba, TX 75410
Phone: (903)768-2472
Website: agisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alba-Golden High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola High School | Mineola ISD | 7.8 mi | 492 | 9.4 | 51% |
| Grand Saline High School | Grand Saline ISD | 8.9 mi | 363 | 11.7 | 41.3% |
| Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center | Grand Saline ISD | 9.1 mi | 12 | 24 | – |
| Quitman High School | Quitman ISD | 9.6 mi | 346 | 9.1 | 39.9% |
| Yantis School | Yantis ISD | 11.8 mi | 150 | 9.7 | 58% |
| Fruitvale High School | Fruitvale ISD | 13.5 mi | 99 | 10 | 48.5% |
| Rains High School | Rains ISD | 14.8 mi | 531 | 13.2 | 55.7% |
| Van High School | Van ISD | 15.7 mi | 768 | 14.9 | 54.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alba-Golden ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba-Golden Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 383 |