Original Research by School Decision on Troy H S
Troy High School is a four-year public high school in Bell County serving students from ninth through twelfth grade. The school has a small enrollment of around five hundred students, distributed fairly evenly across the grades.
The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic population and small numbers of other racial and ethnic groups. Around four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a working-class and lower-middle-income base. Data on English learners and special education enrollment was not available.
The most recent state testing results show a mixed academic profile. Science and social studies stand out as strengths, with very high proficiency rates across both the approaches and meets levels, and science showing particularly strong mastery performance as well. Reading and language arts proficiency is solid, with the majority of students meeting standard. Mathematics performance is considerably weaker, with proficiency concentrated in the approaches level while far fewer students reach the meets or mastery levels. When looking across all tested subjects, the school shows a majority of students achieving either approaches or meets proficiency, though the mastery level overall is modest. Only one year of data was available, so trends cannot be assessed.
No four-year graduation rate was provided in the available data. Chronic absenteeism rates, attendance data, and staffing information were not reported. The school's course offerings, advanced pathway access, and program specifics were also not detailed in the materials provided.
The school sits in the 76579 zip code in Troy, a community within Bell County where home values are below both the state and national benchmarks. Housing costs in this area are moderate; the median home is less expensive than broader market comparisons, and rental costs are a manageable share of household income. Unemployment in Bell County is stable, and median household income is above the national midpoint.
A parent seeking enrollment here should plan to clarify with the school what mathematics support or intervention structures exist, given the performance gap in that subject. The school's actual graduation rate, college-going outcomes, and the breadth of career or dual-credit pathways available would also merit direct conversation with school leadership. For families valuing strength in science and social studies at the high school level, or those seeking a smaller school environment in a stable, affordable housing market, Troy High warrants serious consideration.
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