Bishop High School
Public high school in Bishop, Texas · Bishop CISD · Grades 9–12
Bishop High School serves 533 students in grades 9–12 in Bishop (Nueces County). It is one of 5 schools in Bishop CISD. By enrollment it is the 865th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 37.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bishop CISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481026000507 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bishop CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 533 | 1,463 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54% | 60.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Bishop High School in context
Size
Bishop High School is the only high school in Bishop CISD. Its 533 students are 36.4% of the district's 1,463. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.4 miles away and have a median of 320 students, so Bishop High School is larger than most of them.
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 10 with 154 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 109, against an average of 133 per grade. This year grade 12 has 25% fewer students than grade 9 (109 against 145). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bishop CISD (84.3%). White students are next, at 11.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.3% across Bishop CISD 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
Bishop High School has 37.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 533 students would have about 38.1 teachers, so Bishop High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Santa Gertrudis Academy High School, 7 miles away in Santa Gertrudis ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.3% |
| White | 11.3% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 145 |
| Grade 10 | 154 |
| Grade 11 | 125 |
| Grade 12 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Badger Ln, Bishop, TX 78343
Phone: (361)584-2547
Website: bishopcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bishop High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Gertrudis Academy High School | Santa Gertrudis ISD | 7.0 mi | 393 | 15.5 | 41.2% |
| H M King High School | Kingsville ISD | 7.1 mi | 918 | 15.3 | 74.7% |
| Banquete High School | Banquete ISD | 15.7 mi | 247 | 9.5 | 93.5% |
| Agua Dulce High School | Agua Dulce ISD | 16.1 mi | 243 | 12.2 | 68.3% |
| Robstown Early College High School | Robstown ISD | 16.7 mi | 750 | 14.4 | 85.6% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 18.9 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 85% |
| Kaufer High School | Riviera ISD | 19.6 mi | 181 | 10.1 | 59.1% |
| Alice High School | Alice ISD | 20.1 mi | 1,295 | 18.2 | 86.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bishop CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 232 |
| Bishop Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 258 |
| Lillion E Luehrs Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 330 |
| Petronila Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 110 |