Texas City High School
Public high school in Texas City, Texas · Texas City ISD · Grades 9–12
Texas City High School serves 1,689 students in grades 9–12 in Texas City (Galveston County). It is one of 13 schools in Texas City ISD. By enrollment it is the 417th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 122.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Texas City ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484251004865 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas City ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,689 | 7,711 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.1% | 79.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Texas City High School in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Texas City ISD, Texas City High School is the largest, with 21.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 8.2 miles away and have a median of 343 students, so Texas City 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 547 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 353, against an average of 422 per grade. This year grade 12 has 35% fewer students than grade 9 (356 against 547). 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 52.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas City ISD (47.8%). White students are next, at 22.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.2% across Texas City 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
Texas City High School has 122.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,689 students would have about 120.6 teachers, so Texas City High School 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Woodrow Wilson DAEP, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 3 high schools 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 | 52.2% |
| White | 22.1% |
| Black | 19.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 547 |
| Grade 10 | 433 |
| Grade 11 | 353 |
| Grade 12 | 356 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1431 Ninth Ave N, Texas City, TX 77591
Phone: (409)916-0800
Website: tcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson DAEP | Texas City ISD | 1.1 mi | 75 | 4.7 | 86.7% |
| Galveston County Detention Center | Dickinson ISD | 4.6 mi | 24 | 8.8 | 16.7% |
| La Marque High School | Texas City ISD | 4.8 mi | 737 | 12.8 | 88.5% |
| Hitchcock High School | Hitchcock ISD | 7.6 mi | 585 | 20.4 | 72% |
| Dickinson High School | Dickinson ISD | 8.7 mi | 3,810 | 16.2 | 59.1% |
| Aim College & Career Prep | Galveston ISD | 9.1 mi | 101 | 9.2 | 91.1% |
| Ball High School | Galveston ISD | 9.6 mi | 1,905 | 16.2 | 69.1% |
| Dickinson Continuation Center | Dickinson ISD | 9.6 mi | 78 | 13.3 | 62.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texas City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blocker Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 802 |
| Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start | Pre-K | Pre-K | 311 |
| Fry Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 769 |
| Giles Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 553 |
| Hayley Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 484 |
| Heights Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 412 |
| Kohfeldt Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 429 |
| La Marque High School | High | 9–12 | 737 |
| Manuel Guajardo Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 501 |
| Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 460 |
| Simms Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 482 |
| Woodrow Wilson DAEP | High | 5–12 | 75 |