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Best Public Schools in Deaf Smith County, TX

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Schools

3,824

Students

Districts

Top rankedAikman Elementary821^st of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hereford Preparatory Academy up 300 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hereford J H 11.9 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Aikman Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Ave K	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7640	464	24	19.4	84.3%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	439 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.4	821^st of 4627 public elementary schools	82.3%		73.1	999^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%	178						62.7	59.4	70.0				66.2	66.2	54.3					$6,468
Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	K-5	221 16th St	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7650	366	23	15.9	87.4%	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	349 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32.3	3276^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.2%		54.3	1889^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.4%	1387						42.1	38.5	37.3				49.1	30.8	44.8					$7,987
Hereford High School	Public	9-12	200 Ave F	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7620	1,182	78	15.0	73.7%	103 (8.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1,063 (89.9%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28.7	1506^th of 2009 public high schools	25.0%		15.6	1687^th of 1974 public high schools	14.5%	181	36.4	49.0	45.0	48.1	58.1														$8,685
Hereford J H	Public	6-7	704 La Plata Dr	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7630	534	45	11.9	78.8%	33 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	495 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.2	1962^nd of 2335 public middle schools	16.0%		26.6	1846^th of 2344 public middle schools	21.2%	116									30.1	31.6					31.5	5.1	54.0		$9,280
Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Moreman	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7660	479	31	15.4	79.3%	38 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	431 (90.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9.9	4490^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.7	4460^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%	30						15.4	30.0	33.8				23.1	28.8	20.0					$7,083
West Central Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Campbell St	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7690	331	22	15.0	81.3%	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	308 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28	3563^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.1	3848^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.3%	285						41.3	28.6	49.2				43.5	28.6	39.0					$8,002
Hereford Preparatory Academy	Public	8	704 La Plata Ste B	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7740	322	23	13.8	80.1%	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	295 (91.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.8	1432^nd of 2335 public middle schools	38.7%		30	1732^nd of 2344 public middle schools	26.1%	300	88.0										48.4						42.9	23.1	$7,589
Walcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4275 Hwy 214	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Walcott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 289-5222	146	8	19.3	54.1%	31 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	61.3	1556^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.4%		66.8	1270^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%	286						47.4	41.2	63.2	80.0			42.1	41.2	52.6	80.0				$14,245

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