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Best Public Schools in Panola County, TX

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Schools

3,884

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedPanola Early College High School22^nd of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Panola Charter School up 172 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Beckville Junior-Senior High School 8.6 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Panola Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	1110 Fm 10	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	32	1	32.0		24 (75.0%)	2 (6.3%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)	24.3	1587^th of 2009 public high schools	21.0%		11.3	1759^th of 1974 public high schools	10.9%	172	42.9	57.1	62.5	14.3	33.3														$19,185
Panola Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	820 W Panola	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	55	2	27.5		50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	93.1	22^nd of 2009 public high schools	98.9%		85.9	121^st of 1974 public high schools	93.9%	99	85.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0						87.5						75.0	62.5	$6,978
Beckville Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4378 Sh 149	Beckville	75631	Panola County	Beckville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 678-3601	337	27	12.2	39.5%	267 (79.2%)	14 (4.2%)	42 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	49.9	2122^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	54.1%		50.4	2126^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.3%	4						19.6	61.2	52.3				34.8	69.4	50.0					$6,995
Beckville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	#1 Bearcat Dr	Beckville	75631	Panola County	Beckville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 678-3591	347	40	8.6	32.9%	290 (83.6%)	14 (4.0%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	71.6	396^th of 2009 public high schools	80.3%		69.5	429^th of 1974 public high schools	78.3%	33	56.6	90.3	75.0	85.4	74.1				50.0	61.0	75.5				30.4	61.0	66.7	41.5	$34,420
Baker-Koonce Intermediate	Public	4-6	320 N Daniel St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-8611	566	42	13.4	54.2%	338 (59.7%)	96 (17.0%)	108 (19.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)								(n/a)							40.6	50.0	57.1				47.5	35.6	36.5				$7,508
Carthage High School	Public	9-12	#1 Bulldog Dr	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2552	785	61	12.8	46.0%	424 (54.0%)	159 (20.3%)	177 (22.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	66.3	519^th of 2009 public high schools	74.2%		63.1	593^rd of 1974 public high schools	70.0%	74	58.7	68.3	75.3	79.8	72.3														$11,657
Libby Elementary	Public	2-3	425 Davis St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-8862	375	25	15.0	55.2%	202 (53.9%)	76 (20.3%)	81 (21.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)								(n/a)						50.9						40.7							$7,005
Carthage J H	Public	7-8	606 Holly St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2751	398	24	16.3	48.5%	229 (57.5%)	75 (18.8%)	78 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	40.2	1400^th of 2335 public middle schools	40.0%		54.5	933^rd of 2344 public middle schools	60.2%	467	87.5									51.1	52.1					11.0	41.6	23.8	$8,263
Carthage Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	#1 Bulldog Dr	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2254	513	30	17.3	60.6%	285 (55.6%)	87 (17.0%)	107 (20.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)								(n/a)																			$7,632
Gary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Bobcat Trl	Gary	75643	Panola County	Gary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 685-2291	476	38	12.4	65.5%	427 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)	44.4	75.0	50.0	53.1	53.3	40.0	32.4	56.3	22.5	43.6	73.1	22.5	24.3	59.4	25.6	7.7	0.0	15.4	$12,435

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