Windthorst High School
Public high school in Windthorst, Texas · Windthorst ISD · Grades 9–12
Windthorst High School serves 142 students in grades 9–12 in Windthorst (Archer County). It is one of 3 schools in Windthorst ISD. By enrollment it is the 1479th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.9 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 ÷ 15.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Windthorst ISD |
| County | Archer County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484608005265 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Windthorst ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 142 | 506 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 | 12.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43% | 45.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Windthorst High School in context
Size
Windthorst High School is the only high school in Windthorst ISD. Its 142 students are 28.1% of the district's 506. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 22.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 237; Windthorst High School is smaller 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 38 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 31, against an average of 36 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (31 against 38). 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 White students: 73.2% here and 75.7% across Windthorst ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 25.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.5% across Windthorst 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
With 15.88 full-time-equivalent teachers for 142 students, Windthorst High School has 8.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 142 students would have about 10.1 teachers, so Windthorst High School has 5.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Windthorst High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Archer City High School, 11.1 miles away in Archer City 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
| White | 73.2% |
| Hispanic | 25.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 38 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 36 |
| Grade 12 | 31 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 St Marys Dr., Windthorst, TX 76389
Phone: (940)423-6680
Website: windthorstisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Windthorst High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer City High School | Archer City ISD | 11.1 mi | 206 | 8.5 | 40.8% |
| Legacy High School | Wichita Falls ISD | 21.3 mi | 1,857 | 15.9 | 64.9% |
| Holliday High School | Holliday ISD | 21.7 mi | 365 | 11 | 16.7% |
| Premier H S - Wichita Falls | Premier High Schools | 22.5 mi | 88 | 13.1 | 73.9% |
| Henrietta High School | Henrietta ISD | 22.7 mi | 268 | 8.6 | 37.3% |
| Memorial High School | Wichita Falls ISD | 22.8 mi | 1,650 | 15.2 | 51.6% |
| Olney High School | Olney ISD | 23.4 mi | 183 | 6.7 | 51.4% |
| Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP | Wichita Falls ISD | 24.3 mi | 15 | 3 | 66.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Windthorst ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windthorst Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 257 |
| Windthorst Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 107 |