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Hemphill HS

Sabine County · Region 07: Kilgore · 204 students

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Current score
94/1002025-26
Change
+29 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+11.9 ptsvs 82.1 average · 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
72 of 1,710tied with 28 others
A94

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 76 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 82.1 average for 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 9 points

85 to 94 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 94 is 11.9 points above the 82.1 average among 1,710 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

School Progress rose 12 points

83 to 95 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 95 is 13.4 points above the 81.6 average among 1,645 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
56%vs 47.1% avg · +8.9 pts
Masters
26%vs 19.2% avg · +6.8 pts

Among 1,642 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Hemphill HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.1 average for 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 29 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 72nd of 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 28 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageHemphill HS 6578788594 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 76 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9482.1 1,710 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8582.3 1,686 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7880.3 1,658 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7881.0 1,637 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22D6583.6 1,614 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement94 A+12.2 vs similar economic context · 1,650 reporting
  • School Progress95 A+13.4 vs similar economic context · 1,645 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps93 A+13.6 vs similar economic context · 1,630 reporting
  • Academic Growth75 C−0.9 vs similar economic context · 1,611 reporting
  • Relative Performance95 A+15.7 vs similar economic context · 1,645 reporting
  • Hemphill HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,710 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement94A—
School Progress95A—
Closing the Gaps93A—
Academic Growth75C5
Relative Performance95A—

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (95), so Student Achievement (94) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 95.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level94%+16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,650 reporting
  • Meets grade level71%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,650 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,650 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level90%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,648 reporting
  • Meets grade level64%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,648 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,648 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level94%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,642 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,642 reporting
  • Masters grade level26%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,642 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level97%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
  • Meets grade level86%+34 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
  • Masters grade level32%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level98%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 849 reporting
  • Meets grade level82%+32 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 849 reporting
  • Masters grade level33%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 849 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,710 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
94.9%+1.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 441 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
95.9%+3.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 438 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
98.5%+6.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 439 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.4%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 443 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
98.0%+9.8 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria98.0%88.2%+9.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 460 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course22.6%59.4%−36.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA22.6%29.7%−7.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%10.7%−10.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course34.0%34.0%+0.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification86.8%38.0%+48.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate3.8%1.5%+2.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.7%−4.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.4%−4.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness3.8%3.1%+0.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student7.5%7.4%+0.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces9.4%3.4%+6.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
47

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
15

31.9% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
31

66.0% of graduates

Not trackable
1

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
47
Selected comparison
218.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 382 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
15
Selected comparison
95.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 382 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
31.9%
Selected comparison
45.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 382 rated schools reporting

−13.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
66.0%
Selected comparison
50.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 382 rated schools reporting

+15.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
2.1%
Selected comparison
4.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 382 rated schools reporting

−2.4 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIV (003624)6

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
204
Economically disadvantaged
50.0%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
1.0%−12.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.2%−2.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.5%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
17.7%+3.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Hemphill HS

African American: 5.4%Hispanic: 10.3%White: 73.5%American Indian: 1.5%Asian: 0.5%Two or More Races: 8.8%
  • African American 5.4%
  • Hispanic 10.3%
  • White 73.5%
  • American Indian 1.5%
  • Asian 0.5%
  • Two or More Races 8.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,710 reporting for every category shown · 1,710 in full cohort

African American: 9.4%Hispanic: 40.9%White: 41.8%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.1%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.2%
  • African American 9.4%
  • Hispanic 40.9%
  • White 41.8%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.1%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
204
Economically disadvantaged students
102
Emergent bilingual students
2
Special education students
33

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
30
Students in TEA mobility denominator
245
TEA-published mobility rate
12.2%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 204 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 25 (10.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
204

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−25

Decrease · −10.9%

Change since 2021–22
−69

Decrease · −25.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
204
Selected comparison
645.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,671 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Hemphill HS
School yearStudents enrolledHemphill HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 273 First available year 648.1
2022–23 254 Decrease of 19 (7.0%) 653
2023–24 221 Decrease of 33 (13.0%) 652.6
2024–25 229 Increase of 8 (3.6%) 649
2025–26 204 Decrease of 25 (10.9%) 645.9

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
45

18.4% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
83

33.88 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
245

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
18.4%
Selected comparison
12.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,324 rated schools reporting

+6.4 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
33.88
Selected comparison
26.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,419 rated schools reporting

+7.1 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Hemphill HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 281 63 22.4% 147 52.31 9.6% 18.3
2021–22 290 59 20.3% 124 42.76 11.8% 26.2
2022–23 271 58 21.4% 111 40.96 12.4% 28.1
2023–24 246 65 26.4% 102 41.46 12.3% 28.4
2024–25 245 45 18.4% 83 33.88 12.0% 26.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Hemphill HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 45 18.4% 83 33.88 12.0% 26.8
In-school suspensions 42 17.1% 72 29.39 10.8% 20.6
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$14k$22k20182020202220242025
  • Hemphill HS
  • Parent district: Hemphill ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$13,934
Selected comparison
$11,975

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 rated schools reporting

+$1,959 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $13,934 per student for this campus, $17,004 per student for its parent district, Hemphill ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearHemphill HSParent district: Hemphill ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,721$12,010$13,054$7,837 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,556 rated schools reporting
2019$9,008$13,459$13,108$8,018 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,576 rated schools reporting
2020$9,484$12,523$14,058$8,523 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,588 rated schools reporting
2021$10,396$15,486$14,797$8,936 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,605 rated schools reporting
2022$10,620$15,153$15,708$10,254 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,616 rated schools reporting
2023$10,982$20,877$16,792$10,711 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,636 rated schools reporting
2024$12,611$18,210$18,125$11,509 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,656 rated schools reporting
2025$13,934$17,004$18,972$11,975 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$71,256+$4,351 vs similar economic context
Teachers
27−15.1 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
7.5−12.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Hemphill HS

Beginning: 3.7%1 to 5 years: 15.4%6 to 10 years: 9.9%11 to 20 years: 33.7%21 to 30 years: 16.5%Over 30 years: 20.5%
  • Beginning 3.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 15.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 9.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 33.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.5%
  • Over 30 years 20.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,710 reporting for every category shown · 1,710 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.6%1 to 5 years: 24.3%6 to 10 years: 19.3%11 to 20 years: 29.5%21 to 30 years: 16.8%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 5.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 29.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.8%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Hemphill HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classHemphill HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English12.515.1
Secondary languages other than English8.917.4
Secondary math11.916
Secondary science10.917.5
Secondary social studies12.517.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 160 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

7 measures

  • 4of 316

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 316 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 4of 101

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 101 that report this measure

  • 7of 314

    Relative Performance

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 314 that report this measure · tied with 5

  • 8of 314

    School Progress

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 314 that report this measure · tied with 5

  • 9of 101

    Earned a level I or level II certificate

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 101 that report this measure

  • 10of 314

    Math — Approaches

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 314 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 281

    Science — Meets

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 281 that report this measure · tied with 2

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

3 measures

  • 11of 462

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 462 that report this measure

  • 61of 1,650

    Student Achievement

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,650 that report this measure · tied with 23

  • 72of 1,710

    Overall score

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,710 that report this measure · tied with 28

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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