Deweyville High School
Public high school in Orange, Texas · Deweyville ISD · Grades 6–12
Deweyville High School serves 294 students in grades 6–12 in Orange (Newton County). It is one of 2 schools in Deweyville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1183rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.2 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 ÷ 31.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Deweyville ISD |
| County | Newton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481701001473 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Deweyville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 294 | 564 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 10.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52% | 53.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Deweyville High School in context
Size
Deweyville High School is the only high school in Deweyville ISD. Its 294 students are 52.1% of the district's 564. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 775; Deweyville High School is smaller 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 51 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 31, against an average of 42 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 6 (31 against 41). 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: 88.1% here and 86.2% across Deweyville ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.9% across Deweyville 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 31.89 full-time-equivalent teachers for 294 students, Deweyville High School has 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 294 students would have about 21 teachers, so Deweyville High School has 10.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Deweyville 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 Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School, 7.4 miles away in Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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 | 88.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Black | 1% |
42.2% of students are girls and 57.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 41 |
| Grade 7 | 45 |
| Grade 8 | 45 |
| Grade 9 | 41 |
| Grade 10 | 51 |
| Grade 11 | 40 |
| Grade 12 | 31 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
171 Hwy 12 W, Orange, TX 77632
Phone: (409)746-2685
Website: deweyvilleisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Deweyville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD | 7.4 mi | 1,001 | 13.5 | 51% |
| West Orange-Stark High School | West Orange-Cove CISD | 13.3 mi | 659 | 11.3 | 87.3% |
| Orangefield High School | Orangefield ISD | 14.0 mi | 563 | 11.9 | 28.8% |
| Buna High School | Buna ISD | 14.8 mi | 435 | 11.1 | 45.3% |
| Bridge City High School | Bridge City ISD | 15.9 mi | 891 | 14 | 31.6% |
| Vidor High School | Vidor ISD | 16.4 mi | 1,175 | 13.9 | 47.1% |
| Evadale High School | Evadale ISD | 18.2 mi | 120 | 8.9 | 40.8% |
| Port Neches-Groves High School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 21.7 mi | 1,720 | 14.8 | 37.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Deweyville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deweyville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 270 |