New Waverly High School
Public high school in New Waverly, Texas · New Waverly ISD · Grades 9–12
New Waverly High School serves 325 students in grades 9–12 in New Waverly (Walker County). It is one of 4 schools in New Waverly ISD. By enrollment it is the 1130th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.1 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 ÷ 32.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | New Waverly ISD |
| County | Walker County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483264003609 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | New Waverly ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 325 | 1,074 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 | 12.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.3% | 50.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
New Waverly High School in context
Size
New Waverly High School is the only high school in New Waverly ISD. Its 325 students are 30.3% of the district's 1,074. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.6 miles away and have a median of 128 students, so New Waverly 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 93 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 76, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (79 against 93). 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
White students are the largest group, at 64.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across New Waverly ISD (64.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.5% across New Waverly 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
New Waverly High School has 32.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 325 students would have about 23.2 teachers, so New Waverly High School has 9.1 more.
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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Thomas Buzbee Vocational School, 4.4 miles away in Raven School. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64.9% |
| Hispanic | 16.6% |
| Black | 10.8% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 93 |
| Grade 10 | 76 |
| Grade 11 | 77 |
| Grade 12 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9464 Hyw 75 S, New Waverly, TX 77358
Phone: (936)344-6451
Website: new-waverly.k12.tx.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: New Waverly High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Buzbee Vocational School | Raven School | 4.4 mi | 42 | 8 | 92.9% |
| Stubblefield Academy | Willis ISD | 6.8 mi | 25 | 3.6 | 76% |
| Willis High School | Willis ISD | 9.1 mi | 2,809 | 19.6 | 53.3% |
| JJAEP | Conroe ISD | 13.2 mi | 33 | 3.7 | 78.8% |
| Conroe High School | Conroe ISD | 14.0 mi | 5,252 | 16.4 | 59.3% |
| Premier H S of Huntsville | Premier High Schools | 14.8 mi | 67 | 22.3 | 74.6% |
| Huntsville High School | Huntsville ISD | 15.3 mi | 1,882 | 16.1 | 68.1% |
| Booker T Washington High School | Conroe ISD | 15.3 mi | 189 | 8.2 | 66.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in New Waverly ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Waverly Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 327 |
| New Waverly Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 169 |
| New Waverly Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 253 |