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Zapata H S School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2009 State Hwy 16
Zapata, TX 78076
Phone
(956) 765-0280
District
ZAPATA COUNTY ISD
County
ZAPATA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
987
Classroom Teachers
71

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, Zapata H S School ranks as one of the bottom 100 worst public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Zapata H S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
4%
43%
3%
48%
4%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 249 25.2%
Grade 10 254 25.7%
Grade 11 238 24.1%
Grade 12 246 24.9%
Total 987 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.6% 0.5% 27.3%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 13.2%
Hispanic 99.3% 99.4% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.8% 88.1% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 86.8% 88.1% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,945 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.2 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.7% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.6% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,390 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 19.8% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 68.2% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.9% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.3% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.4% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.1% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.5% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 23.5% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,673 $20,133,477 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $578 $2,051,322 5.0%
Staff $611 $2,168,439 5.3%
General Administration $233 $826,917 2.0%
School Administration $603 $2,140,047 5.2%
Operation $1,112 $3,946,488 9.6%
Transportation $256 $908,544 2.2%
Other $462 $1,639,638 4.0%
Total Support $3,855 $13,681,395 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,065 $7,328,685 17.8%
Total Expenditures $11,593 $41,143,557 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%