Los Fresnos High School
Public high school in Los Fresnos, Texas · Los Fresnos CISD · Grades 9–12
Los Fresnos High School serves 3,285 students in grades 9–12 in Los Fresnos (Cameron County). It is one of 13 schools in Los Fresnos CISD. By enrollment it is the 53rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.8 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 ÷ 207.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Los Fresnos CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 482829003163 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Los Fresnos CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 3,285 | 10,357 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.5% | 76.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Los Fresnos High School in context
Size
Los Fresnos High School is the only high school in Los Fresnos CISD. Its 3,285 students are 31.7% of the district's 10,357. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9 miles away and have a median of 596 students, so Los Fresnos 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 12 with 861 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 776, against an average of 821 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% more students than grade 9 (861 against 776). 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 96.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Los Fresnos CISD (96.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Los Fresnos CISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Los Fresnos High School has 207.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,285 students would have about 234.6 teachers, so Los Fresnos High School has 27 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 suburb, midsize, which means it is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is South Texas ISD Medical Professions, 5.5 miles away in South Texas ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.8% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 776 |
| Grade 10 | 819 |
| Grade 11 | 829 |
| Grade 12 | 861 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
907 N Arroyo, Los Fresnos, TX 78566
Phone: (956)254-5300
Website: lfhs.lfcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Los Fresnos High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas ISD Medical Professions | South Texas ISD | 5.5 mi | 820 | 14.2 | 65.4% |
| IDEA Sports Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 6.0 mi | 457 | 12.5 | 92.6% |
| IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 7.9 mi | 783 | 17.2 | 78.7% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 8.6 mi | 498 | 14.2 | 90.8% |
| IDEA Robindale College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 9.5 mi | 693 | 16 | 90.8% |
| Hanna Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 10.1 mi | 2,039 | 14.9 | 91.2% |
| Premier H S of Brownsville | Premier High Schools | 10.2 mi | 147 | 17.6 | 85.7% |
| Texasworks - Brownsville | Texas Works | 10.2 mi | 16 | 8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Los Fresnos CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Romero Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 552 |
| Las Yescas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 354 |
| Laureles Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 516 |
| Liberty Memorial Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 673 |
| Lopez-Riggins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 467 |
| Los Cuates Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 825 |
| Los Fresnos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 549 |
| Olmito Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 538 |
| Palmer-Laakso Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 582 |
| Rancho Verde Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 696 |
| Resaca Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 870 |
| Villareal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 444 |