Sonora Secondary School
Public high school in Sonora, Texas · Sonora ISD · Grades 7–12
Sonora Secondary School serves 278 students in grades 7–12 in Sonora (Sutton County). It is one of 2 schools in Sonora ISD. By enrollment it is the 1206th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.5 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 ÷ 32.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Sonora ISD |
| County | Sutton County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484080004629 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sonora ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 278 | 643 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 10.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.1% | 47.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Sonora Secondary School in context
Size
Sonora Secondary School is the only high school in Sonora ISD. Its 278 students are 43.2% of the district's 643. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 50.6 miles away and have a median of 179 students, so Sonora Secondary 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 60 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 35, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 7 (35 against 39). 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 78.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sonora ISD (78.7%). White students are next, at 20.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.6% across Sonora 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
Sonora Secondary School has 32.58 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 278 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Sonora Secondary School has 12.7 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Eldorado High School, 21.3 miles away in Schleicher 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 | 78.8% |
| White | 20.5% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 39 |
| Grade 8 | 50 |
| Grade 9 | 44 |
| Grade 10 | 60 |
| Grade 11 | 50 |
| Grade 12 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1717 Tayloe Ave, Sonora, TX 76950
Phone: (325)387-6940
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sonora Secondary School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado High School | Schleicher ISD | 21.3 mi | 146 | 8 | 56.2% |
| Ozona High School | Crockett County Consolidated CSD | 35.2 mi | 214 | 8.1 | 58.4% |
| Christoval High School | Christoval ISD | 44.3 mi | 342 | 11.5 | 15.2% |
| Irion High School | Irion County ISD | 49.8 mi | 134 | 7.2 | 26.9% |
| Junction High School | Junction ISD | 51.4 mi | 177 | 9.5 | 61% |
| Menard High School | Menard ISD | 56.0 mi | 82 | 6.6 | 50% |
| Wall High School | Wall ISD | 59.6 mi | 361 | 10.1 | 15.2% |
| Premier H S - San Angelo | Premier High Schools | 62.9 mi | 180 | 19.3 | 68.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sonora ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 365 |