Irving High School
Public high school in Irving, Texas · Irving ISD · Grades 9–12
Irving High School serves 2,390 students in grades 9–12 in Irving (Dallas County). It is one of 34 schools in Irving ISD. By enrollment it is the 202nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.7 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 ÷ 152.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Irving ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482442002726 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Irving ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,390 | 30,767 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.8% | 85.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 66% 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.
Irving High School in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Irving ISD, Irving High School is the 2nd largest, with 7.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 647; Irving 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 9 with 676 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 532, against an average of 598 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 9 (532 against 676). 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 Hispanic students: 75.7% here and 76.6% across Irving ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.2% across Irving 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 152.51 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,390 students, Irving High School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,390 students would have about 170.7 teachers, so Irving High School has 18.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Irving High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 54 other high schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 75.7% |
| White | 9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7.3% |
| Black | 5.6% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 676 |
| Grade 10 | 618 |
| Grade 11 | 564 |
| Grade 12 | 532 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 N O'Connor Rd, Irving, TX 75061
Phone: (972)600-6300
Website: irvingisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Irving High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center | Irving ISD | 0.3 mi | 247 | 12.8 | 91.9% |
| Uplift Infinity Prep High School | Uplift Education | 1.8 mi | 357 | 13.3 | 74.5% |
| Macarthur High School | Irving ISD | 2.0 mi | 2,484 | 16.1 | 79.7% |
| Nimitz High School | Irving ISD | 2.3 mi | 2,343 | 15 | 82.6% |
| Jack E Singley Academy | Irving ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,697 | 17.7 | 77.5% |
| North Lake Early College High School | Dallas ISD | 3.3 mi | 291 | 17.1 | 87.6% |
| Winfree Academy Charter School (Irving) | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 3.8 mi | 173 | 40 | – |
| Great Hearts Irving Upper | Great Hearts Texas | 4.6 mi | 937 | 15.6 | 18.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.