Uvalde High School
Public high school in Uvalde, Texas · Uvalde CISD · Grades 9–12
Uvalde High School serves 1,148 students in grades 9–12 in Uvalde (Uvalde County). It is one of 8 schools in Uvalde CISD. By enrollment it is the 540th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.5 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 ÷ 79.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Uvalde CISD |
| County | Uvalde County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484372004971 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Uvalde CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,148 | 4,019 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.1% | 84.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Uvalde High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Uvalde CISD, Uvalde High School is the largest, with 28.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 37.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 234; Uvalde 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 10 with 336 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 238, against an average of 287 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (238 against 314). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.2% here and 90.5% across Uvalde CISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.4% across Uvalde CISD 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
With 79.02 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,148 students, Uvalde High School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,148 students would have about 82 teachers, so Uvalde High School has 3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Uvalde High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Crossroads Academy, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.2% |
| White | 8.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 314 |
| Grade 10 | 336 |
| Grade 11 | 260 |
| Grade 12 | 238 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
# 1 Coyote Trl, Uvalde, TX 78801
Phone: (830)591-2950
Website: uhs.uvaldecisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uvalde High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Academy | Uvalde CISD | 0.6 mi | 59 | 11.8 | 96.6% |
| La Pryor Secondary | La Pryor ISD | 19.4 mi | 244 | 13 | 86.1% |
| Sabinal Secondary | Sabinal ISD | 20.1 mi | 224 | 10.8 | 63.4% |
| Crystal City High School | Crystal City ISD | 36.7 mi | 505 | 16.3 | 74.7% |
| Nueces Canyon JH/HS | Nueces Canyon CISD | 38.1 mi | 114 | 7.7 | 64% |
| Brackett High School | Brackett ISD | 38.6 mi | 165 | 8.6 | 56.4% |
| Hondo High School | Hondo ISD | 39.8 mi | 518 | 12.5 | 62% |
| Pearsall High School | Pearsall ISD | 47.3 mi | 572 | 15.8 | 86% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Uvalde CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 92 |
| Crossroads Academy | High | 9–12 | 59 |
| Dalton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 815 |
| Morales Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 718 |
| Ucisd Restorative Center | Other | 4–11 | 34 |
| Uvalde Dual Language Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 561 |
| Uvalde El at Flores Campus | Elementary | 3–5 | 592 |