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Dumas High School

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Dumas High School ranks 549 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 72% of Texas high schools

Summary

Dumas High School is a public high school located in Dumas, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,151 students. The school is part of the Dumas Independent School District, which is ranked 598 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dumas High School has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 97.0% to 99.6% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.1% over the past few years, indicating a strong focus on student retention and success. Dumas High School generally outperforms the state and district averages in STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in subjects like Biology, English II Reading, and U.S. History, where the school's proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state average. The school has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, with many of these subgroups ranking in the top 50% or higher among Texas high schools.

Compared to the nearby North Plains Opportunity Center, which is also part of the Dumas Independent School District, Dumas High School significantly outperforms in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and overall statewide ranking, highlighting the school's relative strengths within the district. Over the past several years, Dumas High School has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom half of Texas high schools to the top 30% in recent years, indicating a positive trajectory for the school.

1,192

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,185

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 S Klein Ave
Dumas, TX 79029

(806) 935-4151

District: Dumas Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

White:

16.3%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg64%

Texas avg56%

549^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Dumas Independent School District (Isd)

598^th of 961Dumas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	549 of 1974	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	602 of 1990	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	537 of 1961	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	705 of 1876	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	583 of 1861	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	792 of 1857	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	886 of 1797	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.5	1192 of 1777	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	1006 of 1762	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	1140 of 1743	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1336 of 1734	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.5	1009 of 1652	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	894 of 1603	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	773 of 1672	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	586 of 1568	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	478 of 1539	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.8	875 of 1510	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	692 of 1497	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	768 of 1430	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.6	705 of 1429	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.6	876 of 1427	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	438 of 834	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.9	235 of 1065	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	122 of 1069	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	19.6	862 of 1031	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.9	402 of 1020	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.4	847 of 1024	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	645 of 1013	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	292 of 428	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	358 of 530	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	433 of 525	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	419 of 507	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	304 of 488	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	359 of 487	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	451 of 486	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.7	776 of 1837	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	449 of 1829	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	607 of 1810	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	764 of 1784	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	215 of 1153	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	356 of 1437	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	400 of 1371	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	413 of 1278	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	225 of 1195	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	386 of 1136	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	455 of 1113	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	408 of 1504	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	527 of 1880	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	458 of 1891	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	643 of 1841	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	646 of 1815	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	937 of 1798	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	917 of 1781	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	311 of 964	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	206 of 1182	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	611 of 1172	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.6	498 of 1177	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	844 of 1145	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.7	647 of 1137	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	261 of 1453	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	386 of 1805	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	405 of 1820	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	533 of 1762	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	465 of 1743	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	698 of 1714	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	828 of 1691	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	285 of 1513	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	343 of 1884	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	365 of 1897	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	556 of 1847	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	446 of 1848	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	645 of 1818	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	910 of 1794	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	391 of 1515	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	531 of 1891	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	618 of 1913	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	772 of 1853	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	593 of 1840	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	713 of 1824	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	979 of 1803	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	450 of 731	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	371 of 1299	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	437 of 1548	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	123 of 1478	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	69.1	231 of 1418	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	405 of 1382	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	653 of 1357	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	383 of 1347	71.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	219 of 1294	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	281 of 1556	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	372 of 1576	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	650 of 1525	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	592 of 1510	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	487 of 1526	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	746 of 1539	51.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)38th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History89%+21 vs state

English II Reading65%+9 vs state

Biology64%~ state avg

English I Reading59%+8 vs state

Algebra I59%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Total
Dumas High School	Public	9-12	300 S Klein Ave	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-4151	1,192	87	13.6	60.9%	194 (16.3%)	37 (3.1%)	913 (76.6%)	32 (2.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	65.1	549^th of 1974 public high schools	72.2%		63.1	602^nd of 1990 public high schools	69.7%	53	58.7	64.0	59.3	65.0	88.7	$8,185
North Plains Opportunity Center	Public	10-12	1015 N Maddox Ave	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-8774	35	6	6.2	80.0%	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (82.9%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.5	1628^th of 1974 public high schools	17.5%		7.1	1841^st of 1990 public high schools	7.5%	213		57.7	0.0	23.5	40.0	$15,554
Sunray High School	Public	9-12	900 Ave Q	Sunray	79086	Moore County	Sunray Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 948-5515	205	20	10.1	40.5%	77 (37.6%)	1 (0.5%)	124 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	64.2	570^th of 1974 public high schools	71.1%		68.5	466^th of 1990 public high schools	76.6%	104	67.3	70.6	65.4	64.0	64.8	$11,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Dumas High School

How many students attend Dumas High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended Dumas High School.

What district is Dumas High School in?

Dumas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Dumas High School?

Dumas High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cactus Elementary
Middle : Dumas Intermediate
Middle : Dumas J H

Is Dumas High School a good school?

Dumas High School ranks 549^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dumas High School?

Students at Dumas High School are 77% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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