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Pecos High School

Summary:

Pecos High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Pecos, Texas, with a student population of 766. The school is part of the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District, which is ranked 867 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pecos High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools by SchoolDigger, with a 1-star rating in most years. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC exam proficiency rates, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's Algebra I proficiency rate was 15.28%, compared to the district's 27.47% and the state's 44.73%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 88-91% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been in the range of 0.4-3.7%, generally higher than the state average.

Pecos High School's performance on various student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, White, English Language Learners, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Gifted and Talented, is consistently in the bottom 25-30% of Texas high schools. The school's spending per student has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from $13,517 in 2018-2019 to $25,197 in 2019-2020, and the student-teacher ratio has been around 11-15 students per teacher, which is relatively low compared to the state average. These findings suggest the need for comprehensive interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's underperformance and to ensure the academic success of all its students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1201 S Park St
       Pecos, TX  79772-5717

(432) 447-7400

District: Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1660th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,153 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  818

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.9%
White:
4.6%
Asian:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.7% Help


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Compare Details Pecos High School ranks worse than 83.5% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.31. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pecos High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.9%), White (4.6%), Asian (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pecos High School is 13.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pecos High School is $23,153.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pecos High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pecos High School 1660th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Pecos High School in the ranking list.)

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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd) 867th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pecos High School

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Rank History for all students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.50 1078th 1427 24.5%
2005 31.98 1144th 1429 19.9%
2006 36.96 1073rd 1430 25.0%
2007 32.79 1191st 1497 20.4%
2008 44.05 1050th 1510 30.5%
2009 46.94 1055th 1539 31.4%
2010 48.02 1080th 1568 31.1%
2011 50.78 1071st 1672 35.9%
2012 44.75 972nd 1603 39.4%
2013 33.39 1230th 1652 25.5%
2014 44.36 1069th 1734 38.4%
2015 39.14 1210th 1743 30.6%
2016 28.03 1399th 1762 20.6%
2017 26.12 1332nd 1777 25.0%
2018 22.12 1437th 1797 20.0%
2019 23.80 1465th 1857 21.1%
2021 16.70 1577th 1861 15.3%
2022 23.94 1463rd 1876 22.0%
2023 21.81 1565th 1961 20.2%
2024 17.31 1660th 1987 16.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.03 1028th 1113 7.6%
2019 20.12 999th 1136 12.1%
2021 16.58 1110th 1195 7.1%
2022 24.58 990th 1278 22.5%
2023 21.16 1125th 1371 17.9%
2024 11.00 1341st 1435 6.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.47 977th 1347 27.5%
2019 29.68 1024th 1357 24.5%
2021 34.49 907th 1382 34.4%
2022 18.05 1325th 1418 6.6%
2023 16.14 1395th 1478 5.6%
2024 11.58 1490th 1547 3.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.90 1493rd 1794 16.8%
2019 24.92 1505th 1818 17.2%
2021 17.89 1585th 1848 14.2%
2022 26.45 1420th 1847 23.1%
2023 21.18 1558th 1897 17.9%
2024 13.15 1704th 1883 9.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.40 1411th 1781 20.8%
2019 29.35 1365th 1798 24.1%
2021 13.80 1593rd 1815 12.2%
2022 29.50 1324th 1841 28.1%
2023 21.48 1504th 1891 20.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.05 969th 1137 14.8%
2019 29.96 990th 1145 13.5%
2021 0.15 1171st 1177 0.5%
2022 22.44 1029th 1172 12.2%
2023 42.02 894th 1182 24.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.17 1509th 1784 15.4%
2019 24.60 1508th 1810 16.7%
2021 23.77 1485th 1829 18.8%
2022 17.04 1658th 1837 9.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.50 1568th 1803 13.0%
2019 19.02 1559th 1824 14.5%
2021 17.76 1545th 1840 16.0%
2022 18.04 1549th 1853 16.4%
2023 21.17 1524th 1913 20.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.06 1370th 1691 19.0%
2019 23.43 1421st 1714 17.1%
2021 18.56 1472nd 1743 15.5%
2022 25.50 1355th 1762 23.1%
2023 24.67 1414th 1820 22.3%
2024 15.54 1592nd 1804 11.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Pecos High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.86 1295th 1539 15.9%
2019 48.48 780th 1526 48.9%
2021 24.39 1220th 1510 19.2%
2022 36.27 1025th 1525 32.8%
2023 13.70 1390th 1576 11.8%
2024 6.97 1465th 1556 5.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Pecos High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 184 38 3 734 n/a n/a n/a 0 959
1989 166 37 1 726 0 n/a n/a 0 930
1990 155 37 2 725 1 n/a n/a 0 920
1991 155 22 3 695 2 n/a n/a 0 877
1992 151 18 3 701 2 n/a n/a 0 875
1993 137 14 4 696 3 n/a n/a 0 854
1994 130 14 6 747 3 n/a n/a 0 900
1995 121 15 4 682 3 n/a n/a 0 825
1996 121 15 4 682 3 n/a n/a 0 825
1997 112 18 5 650 2 n/a n/a 0 787
1998 123 14 2 693 1 n/a n/a 0 833
1999 98 10 2 724 2 n/a n/a 0 836
2000 111 10 4 734 2 n/a n/a 0 861
2001 108 9 3 711 1 n/a n/a 0 832
2002 90 14 1 597 0 n/a n/a 0 702
2003 90 14 1 597 0 n/a n/a 0 702
2004 78 18 1 561 0 n/a n/a 0 658
2005 73 18 2 566 0 n/a n/a 0 659
2006 65 16 3 557 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2007 61 14 3 549 0 n/a n/a 0 627
2008 59 9 6 537 0 n/a n/a 0 611
2009 72 7 5 541 0 n/a n/a 0 625
2010 66 7 5 532 0 n/a n/a 0 610
2011 71 9 3 546 0 0 0 0 629
2012 51 9 2 508 0 0 1 0 571
2013 48 7 3 517 0 0 1 0 576
2014 45 6 8 537 0 0 1 0 597
2015 40 6 6 551 2 0 1 0 606
2016 42 8 3 569 2 0 1 0 625
2017 38 6 6 594 1 0 1 0 646
2018 50 7 4 612 0 0 0 0 673
2019 51 9 4 631 1 0 0 0 696
2020 52 9 5 646 1 0 0 0 713
2021 52 5 3 640 2 0 0 0 702
2022 43 7 5 620 1 0 1 0 677
2023 36 5 9 713 1 1 1 0 766
2024 38 2 12 760 3 2 1 0 818

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pecos High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 959 66.0 14.5 n/a
1989 930 n/a n/a n/a
1990 920 62.0 14.8 n/a
1991 877 62.0 14.1 n/a
1992 875 65.2 13.4 39.9
1993 854 62.0 13.8 46.5
1994 900 61.7 14.6 40.6
1995 825 60.3 13.7 42.8
1996 825 60.3 13.7 42.8
1997 787 65.0 12.1 42.3
1998 833 60.5 13.8 39.9
1999 836 62.1 13.5 51.7
2000 861 62.1 13.9 55.4
2001 832 61.9 13.4 53.4
2002 702 52.6 13.3 52.3
2003 702 52.6 13.3 52.3
2004 658 47.2 13.9 57
2005 659 48.9 13.5 58.3
2006 641 49.2 13.0 60.5
2007 627 50.9 12.3 59.3
2008 611 52.0 11.8 65
2009 625 51.1 12.2 60.6
2010 610 57.9 10.5 65.7
2011 629 59.7 10.5 68.4
2012 571 55.4 10.3 68.1
2013 576 52.6 10.9 68.8
2014 597 51.4 11.6 70.7
2015 606 57.0 10.6 67.5
2016 625 54.0 11.5 68.2
2017 646 52.4 12.3 51.9
2018 673 47.0 14.3 51
2019 696 53.6 12.9 65.8
2020 713 45.0 15.8 57.5
2021 702 59.1 11.8 52.6
2022 677 59.3 11.4 60.3
2023 766 52.4 14.6 53.5
2024 818 61.9 13.1 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pecos High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 959 66.0 14.5 n/a
1989 930 n/a n/a n/a
1990 920 62.0 14.8 n/a
1991 877 62.0 14.1 n/a
1992 875 65.2 13.4 39.9
1993 854 62.0 13.8 46.5
1994 900 61.7 14.6 40.6
1995 825 60.3 13.7 42.8
1996 825 60.3 13.7 42.8
1997 787 65.0 12.1 42.3
1998 833 60.5 13.8 39.9
1999 836 62.1 13.5 51.7
2000 861 62.1 13.9 55.4
2001 832 61.9 13.4 53.4
2002 702 52.6 13.3 52.3
2003 702 52.6 13.3 52.3
2004 658 47.2 13.9 57
2005 659 48.9 13.5 58.3
2006 641 49.2 13.0 60.5
2007 627 50.9 12.3 59.3
2008 611 52.0 11.8 65
2009 625 51.1 12.2 60.6
2010 610 57.9 10.5 65.7
2011 629 59.7 10.5 68.4
2012 571 55.4 10.3 68.1
2013 576 52.6 10.9 68.8
2014 597 51.4 11.6 70.7
2015 606 57.0 10.6 67.5
2016 625 54.0 11.5 68.2
2017 646 52.4 12.3 51.9
2018 673 47.0 14.3 51
2019 696 53.6 12.9 65.8
2020 713 45.0 15.8 57.5
2021 702 59.1 11.8 52.6
2022 677 59.3 11.4 60.3
2023 766 52.4 14.6 53.5
2024 818 61.9 13.1 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pecos High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,141 (8.4%) $12,376 (91.6%) $13,517
2020 $1,073 (4.3%) $24,124 (95.7%) $25,197
2021 $1,815 (7.8%) $21,338 (92.2%) $23,153

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pecos High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1465th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1565th of 1961 High schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Pecos High School)2815
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd))3523
 12%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Pecos High School)4151
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd))4151
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Pecos High School)3235
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd))3235
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Pecos High School)4244
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd))4244
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Pecos High School)5137
 14%
   End of Course U.S. History (Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd))5137
 14%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students696766
 10.1%
African American95
 44.4%
American Indian11
Asian49
 125%
Hispanic631713
 13%
Pacific Islander01
White5136
 29.4%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.8%53.5%
 12.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pecos High School

Pecos High School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Texas high schools.

Pecos High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Austin Elementary
Elementary : Zavala Elementary
Middle : Crockett Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 818 students attended Pecos High School.

Students at Pecos High School are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Asian.


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