Great Hearts Irving Upper
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Irving, Texas
Great Hearts Irving Upper in Irving, Texas enrolled 937 students in 2024-25 with 60.0 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%
758 students in 2022-23, 886 students in 2023-24, 937 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.5 to 60.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 758 | 46.5 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 52.0 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 937 | 60.0 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 648 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Great Hearts Irving Upper enrolled 648 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 648 of the 648 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent8.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
35.9% of students were Asian, 30.7% White, 21.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Asian35.9%
- White30.7%
- Hispanic21.1%
- Black9.0%
- Two or more races2.8%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Great Hearts Irving Upper scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 75‑79% | 66% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 67% | 49% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% or more of the 38 students in Great Hearts Irving Upper's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 95% or more | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 38 | 149 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Irving
14 public high schools in Irving report 2024-25 enrollment; Great Hearts Irving Upper is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur High School | 2,484 | 16.1 | 78.8% |
| Irving High School | 2,390 | 15.7 | 82.6% |
| Nimitz High School | 2,343 | 15.0 | 81.8% |
| Jack E Singley Academy | 1,697 | 17.7 | 76.5% |
| Great Hearts Irving Upper | 937 | 15.6 | 16.4% |
| Ranchview High School | 899 | 13.1 | 41.7% |
| Uplift Education-North Hills Prep High School | 522 | 14.3 | 15.7% |
| Uplift Infinity High School | 357 | 13.3 | 62.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Great Hearts Irving Upper
- Winfree Academy Charter School (Irving)The nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 173 students, 40.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- North Lake Early College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 291 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Great Hearts Irving Upper with Winfree Academy Charter School (Irving)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Great Hearts Texas spends per student$10,207 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,207
- The largest public schools in TexasGreat Hearts Irving Upper is the number 612 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#612 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.15.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Great Hearts Irving Upper
How many students attend Great Hearts Irving Upper?
937 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 758 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Irving, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Irving Upper?
15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Great Hearts Irving Upper a Title I school?
Great Hearts Irving Upper was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Great Hearts Irving Upper do on state tests?
The students tested at Great Hearts Irving Upper scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Great Hearts Irving Upper?
90% or more of the 38 students in Great Hearts Irving Upper's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Great Hearts Irving Upper in?
Great Hearts Texas, NCES district ID 4801441. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480144113888 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.