Nimitz High School
Public high school in Irving, Texas · Irving ISD · Grades 9–12
Nimitz High School serves 2,343 students in grades 9–12 in Irving (Dallas County). It is one of 34 schools in Irving ISD. By enrollment it is the 208th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15 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 ÷ 155.92 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 | 482442002734 |
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 | 2,343 | 30,767 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.6% | 85.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Nimitz High School in context
Size
Nimitz High School is the 3rd largest of Irving ISD's 5 high schools; its 2,343 students are 7.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.2 miles away and have a median of 1,071 students, so Nimitz 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 654 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 540, against an average of 586 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (566 against 654). 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 82.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Irving ISD (76.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.6% of students qualify 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
Nimitz High School has 155.92 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,343 students would have about 167.4 teachers, so Nimitz High School has 11.5 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Uplift Infinity Prep High School, 0.9 miles away in Uplift Education. There are 13 high schools within 5 miles and 61 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.6% |
| White | 7.5% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 654 |
| Grade 10 | 583 |
| Grade 11 | 540 |
| Grade 12 | 566 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 W Oakdale, Irving, TX 75060
Phone: (972)600-5700
Website: irvingisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Nimitz High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Infinity Prep High School | Uplift Education | 0.9 mi | 357 | 13.3 | 74.5% |
| Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center | Irving ISD | 2.0 mi | 247 | 12.8 | 91.9% |
| Irving High School | Irving ISD | 2.3 mi | 2,390 | 15.7 | 83.8% |
| Grand Prairie High School | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,817 | 15.2 | 77.7% |
| Macarthur High School | Irving ISD | 4.3 mi | 2,484 | 16.1 | 79.7% |
| Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.3 mi | 877 | 17.2 | 47.7% |
| Uplift Grand Prep High School | Uplift Education | 4.5 mi | 385 | 13.4 | 80.3% |
| Dr. L G Pinkston Senior High School | Dallas ISD | 4.7 mi | 1,264 | 15.5 | 95.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.