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.
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Detail:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.6
Number of students: 766
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
93.1%
White:
4.7%
Asian:
1.2%
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African American:
0.7%
American Indian:
0.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Two or more races:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.5%
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