Student Body
During the 2008-2009 school year, Trinity High School enrolled 2180 students in grade 10 (32.8%), grade 11 (33.6%), and grade 12 (33.7%). Ethnicities represented include white (49.7%), Hispanic (19.4%), Asian and Pacific Islander (12.7%), African-Americans (17.2%), and Native American (1.0%). Thirty-six percent were economically disadvantaged.
Trinity High School receives students from three feeder schools: all students from Euless Junior High school and Harwood Junior High school attend Trinity along with a share of the students from Central Junior High school. Students in the attendance zones for Bell Manor, Lakewood, Meadow Creek, Midway Park, North Euless, Oakwood Terrace, Shady Brook, South Euless, Spring Garden, and Wilshire elementary schools attend Trinity High School.
The State of Texas defined "college readiness," or readiness to undergo university studies, by scores on the ACT and SAT and in the 11th grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests. Holly Hacker of The Dallas Morning News said that the school was "high-performing" in that regard.
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