Muleshoe High School
Public high school in Muleshoe, Texas · Muleshoe ISD · Grades 9–12
Muleshoe High School serves 341 students in grades 9–12 in Muleshoe (Bailey County). It is one of 4 schools in Muleshoe ISD. By enrollment it is the 1107th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 35.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Muleshoe ISD |
| County | Bailey County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483189003547 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Muleshoe ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 341 | 1,330 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 12 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.6% | 86.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 20% 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.
Muleshoe High School in context
Size
Muleshoe High School is the only high school in Muleshoe ISD. Its 341 students are 25.6% of the district's 1,330. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 29.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 244; Muleshoe 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 100 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 64, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 9 (64 against 92). 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: 87.7% here and 87.7% across Muleshoe ISD. White students are next, at 11.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.3% across Muleshoe 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 35.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 341 students, Muleshoe High School has 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 341 students would have about 24.4 teachers, so Muleshoe High School has 10.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Muleshoe High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Sudan High School, 16 miles away in Sudan ISD. 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 | 87.7% |
| White | 11.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 92 |
| Grade 10 | 100 |
| Grade 11 | 85 |
| Grade 12 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 W 3rd, Muleshoe, TX 79347
Phone: (806)272-7303
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Muleshoe High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan High School | Sudan ISD | 16.0 mi | 180 | 8.4 | 37.2% |
| Farwell High School | Farwell ISD | 20.4 mi | 189 | 8.2 | 58.7% |
| Bovina High School | Bovina ISD | 22.1 mi | 128 | 7 | 83.6% |
| Friona High School | Friona ISD | 28.7 mi | 291 | 8.4 | 69.1% |
| Littlefield High School | Littlefield ISD | 30.7 mi | 382 | 12.5 | 68.3% |
| Dimmitt High School | Dimmitt ISD | 31.9 mi | 324 | 10.6 | 77.2% |
| Olton High School | Olton ISD | 34.1 mi | 197 | 10 | 64.5% |
| Hereford High School | Hereford ISD | 45.9 mi | 1,182 | 15.1 | 73.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Muleshoe ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 400 |
| Mary Deshazo Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 304 |
| Watson Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 285 |