Temple High School
Public high school in Temple, Texas · Temple ISD · Grades 9–12
Temple High School serves 2,320 students in grades 9–12 in Temple (Bell County). It is one of 15 schools in Temple ISD. By enrollment it is the 214th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 168.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Temple ISD |
| County | Bell County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484233004827 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Temple ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,320 | 8,764 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66% | 71.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Temple High School in context
Size
Temple High School is the largest of Temple ISD's 2 high schools; its 2,320 students are 26.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 7.1 miles away and have a median of 393 students, so Temple 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 672 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 471, against an average of 580 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 9 (471 against 672). 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 48.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Temple ISD (48.9%). Black students are next, at 23.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.4% across Temple 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
Temple High School has 168.88 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,320 students would have about 165.7 teachers, so Temple High School has 3.2 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Fred W Edwards Academy Aec, 0.7 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 | 48.4% |
| Black | 23.8% |
| White | 20.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 672 |
| Grade 10 | 626 |
| Grade 11 | 551 |
| Grade 12 | 471 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
415 N 31st St, Temple, TX 76504
Phone: (254)215-7000
Website: tisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Temple High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred W Edwards Academy Aec | Temple ISD | 0.7 mi | 77 | 11.3 | 67.5% |
| Lake Belton High School | Belton ISD | 5.6 mi | 2,300 | 15.7 | 30.7% |
| Belton New Technical H S at Waskow | Belton ISD | 7.0 mi | 284 | 12.3 | 26.4% |
| Belton High School | Belton ISD | 7.0 mi | 1,763 | 13.7 | 45.5% |
| District Alternative Education Program | Belton ISD | 7.1 mi | 46 | 4.6 | 65.2% |
| Troy High School | Troy ISD | 7.7 mi | 502 | 15.7 | 40.8% |
| Academy High School | Academy ISD | 8.0 mi | 546 | 12.5 | 34.1% |
| Cedar Crest | University of Texas University Charter School | 9.4 mi | 75 | 13.8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Temple ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonham Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 627 |
| Fred W Edwards Academy Aec | High | 9–12 | 77 |
| Hector P Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 396 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 504 |
| Kennedy-Powell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 384 |
| Lamar Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 553 |
| Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy | Pre-K | Pre-K | 487 |
| Raye-Allen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 441 |
| Sampson-Howard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 611 |
| Scott Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 442 |
| Thornton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 763 |
| Travis Science Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 686 |
| Western Hills Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 417 |
| Wheatley Alternative Education Center | Other | 1–12 | 55 |