Crystal City High School
Public high school in Crystal City, Texas · Crystal City ISD · Grades 9–12
Crystal City High School serves 505 students in grades 9–12 in Crystal City (Zavala County). It is one of 5 schools in Crystal City ISD. By enrollment it is the 888th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Crystal City ISD |
| County | Zavala County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481593001161 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Crystal City ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 505 | 1,643 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.7% | 81.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Crystal City High School in context
Size
Crystal City High School is the only high school in Crystal City ISD. Its 505 students are 30.7% of the district's 1,643. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 37.6 miles away and have a median of 461 students, so Crystal City 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 12 with 129 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 123, against an average of 126 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 127 in grade 9 and 129 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Crystal City ISD (98.5%).
74.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Crystal City 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
Crystal City High School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 505 students would have about 36.1 teachers, so Crystal City High School has 5.1 fewer.
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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Carrizo Springs High School, 12 miles away in Carrizo Springs CISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 127 |
| Grade 10 | 123 |
| Grade 11 | 126 |
| Grade 12 | 129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1116 N 7th Ave, Crystal City, TX 78839
Phone: (830)374-2341
Website: crystalcityisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Crystal City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Springs High School | Carrizo Springs CISD | 12.0 mi | 565 | 13.6 | 72.9% |
| La Pryor Secondary | La Pryor ISD | 17.7 mi | 244 | 13 | 86.1% |
| Uvalde High School | Uvalde CISD | 36.7 mi | 1,148 | 14.5 | 76.1% |
| Crossroads Academy | Uvalde CISD | 37.0 mi | 59 | 11.8 | 96.6% |
| C C Winn High School | Eagle Pass ISD | 38.3 mi | 1,878 | 17 | 81.7% |
| Dilley High School | Dilley ISD | 39.4 mi | 258 | 9.6 | 72.5% |
| Eagle Pass High School | Eagle Pass ISD | 40.3 mi | 2,326 | 18.7 | 68.2% |
| Cotulla High School | Cotulla ISD | 40.3 mi | 356 | 8.7 | 84.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Crystal City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benito Juarez Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 250 |
| Dr. Tomas Rivera Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 233 |
| Sterling H Fly Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 355 |
| Zavala Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 300 |