Tag
Public high school in China Spring, Texas · China Spring ISD · Grades 9–12
Tag serves 11 students in grades 9–12 in China Spring (McLennan County). It is one of 6 schools in China Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 1912th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 4.2 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 ÷ 2.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | China Spring ISD |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481396007995 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | China Spring ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 11 | 3,013 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 4.2 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.6% | 33.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Tag in context
Size
Tag is the smallest of China Spring ISD's 2 high schools; its 11 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9 miles away and have a median of 167 students, so Tag is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 700% more students than grade 9 (8 against 1). 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 72.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across China Spring ISD (26%). White students are next, at 18.2%.
63.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 33.8% across China Spring 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
Tag has 2.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 4.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 11 students would have about 0.8 teachers, so Tag has 1.8 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 China Spring High School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72.7% |
| White | 18.2% |
| Black | 9.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
198 Bob Johnson Rd, China Spring, TX 76633
Phone: (254)836-4635
Website: chinaspringisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tag. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Spring High School | China Spring ISD | 1.2 mi | 959 | 14.2 | 27.8% |
| Bosqueville High School | Bosqueville ISD | 6.4 mi | 227 | 11.9 | 29.1% |
| Premier H S of Waco | Premier High Schools | 7.9 mi | 128 | 20.2 | 84.4% |
| Waco Center for Youth | Axtell ISD | 8.9 mi | 69 | 9.9 | 47.8% |
| Valley Mills High School | Valley Mills ISD | 9.0 mi | 206 | 9.7 | 44.7% |
| Challenge Academy | Waco ISD | 9.4 mi | 52 | 13.4 | 92.3% |
| Waco High School | Waco ISD | 9.7 mi | 1,885 | 13.4 | 83.7% |
| Methodist Children's Home | University of Texas University Charter School | 10.0 mi | 96 | 8.8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in China Spring ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Spring Elementary School | Elementary | 2–4 | 613 |
| China Spring High School | High | 9–12 | 959 |
| China Spring Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 491 |
| China Spring Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 483 |
| China Spring Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 456 |