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Best Public Schools in Palo Pinto County, TX

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Schools

4,717

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedPalo Pinto Elementary142^nd of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Palo Pinto Elementary up 66 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Graford School 8.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Gordon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Rusk	Gordon	76453	Palo Pinto County	Gordon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 693-5342	227	24	9.6	57.7%	171 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)				52.2	68.0	72.0	52.6	78.3	50.0	86.7	92.9	56.5	55.6	46.2	50.0	53.3	57.1	45.5	38.9	25.0	30.8	$8,490
Graford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Division	Graford	76449	Palo Pinto County	Graford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 664-3101	339	39	8.6	51.6%	254 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (20.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)								(n/a)				20.8	85.3	79.4	76.9	71.4	40.7	69.2	72.2	42.3	50.0	55.0	29.6	53.9	66.7	34.6	45.0	0.0	15.0	$11,685
Mineral Wells High School	Public, Alternative	9-12	3801 Ram Blvd	Mineral Wells	76067	Palo Pinto County	Mineral Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 325-4408	3,275	214	15.3	73.0%	1,641 (50.1%)	113 (3.5%)	1,374 (42.0%)	28 (0.9%)	9 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	104 (3.2%)								(n/a)	66.7	0.0	0.0	43.8	69.9	44.3	53.3	53.5	49.4	39.9	41.0	47.2	40.5	40.4	33.5	42.6	42.5	41.0	12.5	41.9	25.9	$32,308
Mineral Wells Academy	Public	10-12	3801 Ram Blvd	Mineral Wells	76067	Palo Pinto County	Mineral Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 325-4408	28	2	16.0	75.0%	14 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	2 (7.1%)								(n/a)				0.0		12.5	0.0	0.0														$8,995
Palo Pinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	821 Oak St	Palo Pinto	76484	Palo Pinto County	Palo Pinto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 659-2745	94	10	9.4	44.7%	76 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	95.7	142^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	96.9%		94.4	208^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.5%	66									93.3	100.0	92.9	85.7			60.0	81.8	76.9	87.5				$13,178
Santo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 Fm Rd 2201	Santo	76472	Palo Pinto County	Santo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 769-3215	280	20	13.9	38.9%	221 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	82.2	691^st of 4627 public elementary schools	85.1%		84.3	598^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.1%	93									72.7	63.9	60.4				72.7	69.4	64.6					$7,031
Santo High School	Public	6-12	406 Fm Rd 2201	Santo	76472	Palo Pinto County	Santo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 769-3847	302	26	11.5	40.4%	229 (75.8%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (20.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	73.7	354^th of 2009 public high schools	82.4%		75.9	295^th of 1974 public high schools	85.1%	59				52.4	87.1	76.3	81.0	84.4				73.3	64.3	55.4				51.1	26.9	64.5	35.1	$10,103
Strawn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	224 E Walnut	Strawn	76475	Palo Pinto County	Strawn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 116-5776	172	20	8.7	68.0%	83 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (42.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)								(n/a)				41.7	54.6	41.7	43.8	50.0	63.6	53.9	46.7	63.6	50.0	45.5	63.6	30.8	33.3	54.6	0.0	15.4	9.1	$14,364

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