Needville High School
Public high school in Needville, Texas · Needville ISD · Grades 9–12
Needville High School serves 1,111 students in grades 9–12 in Needville (Fort Bend County). It is one of 4 schools in Needville ISD. By enrollment it is the 551st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 81.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Needville ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483231003584 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Needville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,111 | 3,650 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.8% | 42.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Needville High School in context
Size
Needville High School is the only high school in Needville ISD. Its 1,111 students are 30.4% of the district's 3,650. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 920; Needville 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 10 with 315 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 240, against an average of 278 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 9 (240 against 301). 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: 48.2% here and 49.3% across Needville ISD. White students are next, at 46.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.4% across Needville ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 81.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,111 students, Needville High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,111 students would have about 79.4 teachers, so Needville High School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Needville 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 Dr. Thomas E Randle High School, 9.3 miles away in Lamar 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
| Hispanic | 48.2% |
| White | 46.4% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 301 |
| Grade 10 | 315 |
| Grade 11 | 255 |
| Grade 12 | 240 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Fritzella, Needville, TX 77461
Phone: (979)793-4158
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Needville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Thomas E Randle High School | Lamar CISD | 9.3 mi | 1,966 | 20.8 | 45.3% |
| Boling High School | Boling ISD | 11.2 mi | 328 | 14.7 | 47% |
| George Ranch High School | Lamar CISD | 12.0 mi | 2,337 | 20.7 | 26.8% |
| B F Terry High School | Lamar CISD | 12.1 mi | 1,512 | 17.7 | 66% |
| Lamar Cons High School | Lamar CISD | 13.2 mi | 1,714 | 18 | 57.4% |
| Fort Bend County Alternative | Fort Bend ISD | 13.2 mi | 15 | 3 | – |
| Fort Bend County Alternative | Lamar CISD | 13.2 mi | 12 | 3 | 83.3% |
| Juvenile Detent Center | Lamar CISD | 14.2 mi | 49 | 10.2 | 69.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Needville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 1,121 |
| Needville Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 565 |
| Needville Middle School | Middle | 4–6 | 853 |