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Paducah School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4533rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 2% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Paducah School is a small, rural PK-12 alternative school in Paducah, TX, serving just 156 students within the Paducah Independent School District (Isd). With an exceptionally low student-to-teacher ratio of about 9:1, this tight-knit community offers highly individualized attention, and it stands out for a perfect 100% graduation rate and zero dropout rate over the past five years—a stark contrast to state averages. However, academic performance on state assessments is mixed, with notable strengths in high school science and reading, but significant challenges in early-grade mathematics.

The school’s most defining feature is its ability to keep every student on track to graduate, even as many struggle to meet grade-level proficiency on STAAR tests. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, Biology EOC proficiency (72.73%) exceeded the Texas state average, while 8th-grade Reading (66.67%) also performed well. Yet, early-grade math proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th grades all fell below 15%, with 3rd grade at 0%—far below state averages. This paradox suggests the school prioritizes student support and credit recovery over test scores, possibly reflecting the challenges of a population where over 67% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Performance varies widely by grade and subject, likely due to teacher or cohort effects. While early math is a persistent weakness, Algebra I scores have shown improvement, rising from 23.53% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 53.33% in 2024-2025. The school spends over $14,000 per student—higher than the Texas average—yet this investment hasn’t consistently boosted test scores. For parents, Paducah School offers a safe, supportive environment where every child is known and graduates, but families should be aware of the academic gaps, especially in foundational math, and ask how the district plans to address them.

156
Students ?
8.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,481
Per pupil spending ?
67.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 810 Goodwin Ave
       Paducah, TX  79248-1183

(806) 524-2009

District: Paducah Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.6%
White:
41.7%
African American:
11.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2023 → 39th in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg35%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,533rd of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,928th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,225th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From top 48% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20268.14533 of 46272.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.44438 of 46514.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.44589 of 47102.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.64408 of 46475.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.44077 of 458111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202136.12782 of 457839.2%★★☆☆☆
201942.32554 of 447943.0%★★☆☆☆
201826.53421 of 435921.5%★☆☆☆☆
201723.03597 of 432916.9%★☆☆☆☆
201621.23677 of 428614.2%★☆☆☆☆
201519.23799 of 432012.1%★☆☆☆☆
201418.63873 of 42609.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201317.13897 of 42217.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201213.34035 of 42064.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.44045 of 40951.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201021.43563 of 39379.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200941.22684 of 388430.9%★★☆☆☆
200822.63356 of 376810.9%★☆☆☆☆
200733.82924 of 372421.5%★☆☆☆☆
200636.42626 of 347624.5%★☆☆☆☆
200519.73178 of 34758.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200413.43320 of 34654.2%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202213.34331 of 44612.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.43173 of 433126.7%★☆☆☆☆
201943.12462 of 429542.7%★★☆☆☆
201841.42546 of 424040.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.54388 of 45754.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.72965 of 374420.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.14134 of 465811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202310.24445 of 45883.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.93308 of 456127.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.13059 of 449932.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.22462 of 434843.4%★★☆☆☆
201823.93628 of 430615.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202610.04328 of 44131.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.13402 of 36446.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.54436 of 44650.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.44363 of 44010.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.54158 of 43765.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.94149 of 43294.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.63367 of 418819.6%★☆☆☆☆
201811.24098 of 41681.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.64268 of 45205.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202528.82943 of 370520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.74258 of 45947.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.14040 of 452110.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.93637 of 447718.8%★☆☆☆☆
202152.61846 of 445158.5%★★★☆☆
201938.12908 of 430932.5%★★☆☆☆
201824.23712 of 426412.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.14429 of 45823.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.83683 of 37391.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.64611 of 46470.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.24519 of 45851.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.74455 of 45632.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.32419 of 449846.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.63275 of 435724.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.42959 of 431931.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202648.31848 of 430157.0%★★★☆☆
202534.22468 of 354930.5%★★☆☆☆
202412.84183 of 42922.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202254.01348 of 395265.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202527.12125 of 261218.6%★☆☆☆☆
20245.93063 of 31081.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201945.01810 of 314242.4%★★☆☆☆
201832.52288 of 312726.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.21928 of 233517.4%★☆☆☆☆
202517.52084 of 234411.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.31766 of 237225.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.71846 of 233020.8%★☆☆☆☆
202241.41276 of 225443.4%★★☆☆☆
202152.5962 of 225257.3%★★★☆☆
201935.31442 of 219334.2%★★☆☆☆
201826.61633 of 208021.5%★☆☆☆☆
201723.81651 of 202718.5%★☆☆☆☆
201631.91514 of 198723.8%★☆☆☆☆
201529.51581 of 204322.6%★☆☆☆☆
201452.11002 of 198749.6%★★☆☆☆
201325.51637 of 197317.0%★☆☆☆☆
201219.81701 of 195112.8%★☆☆☆☆
201130.11612 of 189514.9%★☆☆☆☆
201036.11413 of 180321.6%★☆☆☆☆
200924.81544 of 176312.4%★☆☆☆☆
200816.51584 of 17187.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200717.01533 of 16849.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200621.21379 of 158513.0%★☆☆☆☆
200512.21468 of 15827.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200440.31117 of 157329.0%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202233.61550 of 218229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202158.6599 of 211871.7%★★★★☆
201929.91616 of 205821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.71766 of 200812.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.61283 of 224042.7%★★☆☆☆
202526.61442 of 182521.0%★☆☆☆☆
202445.41143 of 224249.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.31699 of 224124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202248.21051 of 222152.7%★★★☆☆
202141.31224 of 215143.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.41427 of 204730.3%★★☆☆☆
201830.71500 of 200825.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.22037 of 21414.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.61663 of 17313.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.32065 of 21162.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202133.61400 of 204331.5%★★☆☆☆
201936.81264 of 193534.7%★★☆☆☆
201820.81704 of 189510.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.01155 of 225348.7%★★☆☆☆
202530.81371 of 182024.7%★☆☆☆☆
202452.6902 of 223559.6%★★★☆☆
202329.81719 of 225123.6%★☆☆☆☆
202259.8663 of 222070.1%★★★★☆
202160.9635 of 217270.8%★★★★☆
201913.51996 of 20733.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.71726 of 203915.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.21961 of 225313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202514.01716 of 18185.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.22038 of 22469.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.21976 of 224512.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.41661 of 222825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202165.4570 of 216873.7%★★★★☆
201937.81296 of 206937.4%★★☆☆☆
201825.51631 of 203019.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.01097 of 195643.9%★★☆☆☆
202545.6795 of 156849.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.11234 of 143914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.61523 of 173312.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.41496 of 174914.5%★☆☆☆☆
202237.51151 of 172333.2%★★☆☆☆
202155.0697 of 170059.0%★★★☆☆
201937.91114 of 168433.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.81320 of 167321.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.41225 of 200939.0%★★☆☆☆
202540.41158 of 197441.3%★★☆☆☆
202437.51248 of 199037.3%★★☆☆☆
202341.21149 of 196141.4%★★☆☆☆
202253.6778 of 187658.5%★★★☆☆
202144.81015 of 186145.5%★★☆☆☆
201932.01301 of 185729.9%★★☆☆☆
201836.81123 of 179737.5%★★☆☆☆
201740.11017 of 177742.8%★★☆☆☆
201655.0838 of 176252.4%★★★☆☆
201556.3808 of 174353.6%★★★☆☆
201433.31280 of 173426.2%★☆☆☆☆
201343.51054 of 165236.2%★★☆☆☆
201244.5976 of 160339.1%★★☆☆☆
201152.71025 of 167238.7%★★☆☆☆
201044.81143 of 156827.1%★☆☆☆☆
200926.91330 of 153913.6%★☆☆☆☆
200830.41248 of 151017.4%★☆☆☆☆
200730.31219 of 149718.6%★☆☆☆☆
200649.3900 of 143037.1%★★☆☆☆
200550.1869 of 142939.2%★★☆☆☆
200461.1632 of 142755.7%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202239.9978 of 183746.8%★★☆☆☆
202122.01536 of 182916.0%★☆☆☆☆
201952.3661 of 181063.5%★★★☆☆
201847.7751 of 178457.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.61419 of 193626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202546.4745 of 150450.5%★★★☆☆
202431.51296 of 188031.1%★★☆☆☆
202341.11116 of 189141.0%★★☆☆☆
202245.8970 of 184147.3%★★☆☆☆
202162.5583 of 181567.9%★★★☆☆
201973.9312 of 179882.6%★★★★☆
201842.71035 of 178141.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.81596 of 186014.2%★☆☆☆☆
202531.51002 of 145331.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.31075 of 180540.4%★★☆☆☆
202329.91293 of 182029.0%★☆☆☆☆
202185.2104 of 174394.0%★★★★★
201947.6833 of 171451.4%★★★☆☆
201825.71361 of 169119.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202648.9860 of 193755.6%★★★☆☆
202550.1560 of 151363.0%★★★☆☆
202435.91176 of 188437.6%★★☆☆☆
202354.5674 of 189764.5%★★★☆☆
202259.6497 of 184773.1%★★★★☆
202131.11325 of 184828.3%★☆☆☆☆
201938.31158 of 181836.3%★★☆☆☆
201829.11378 of 179423.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.31345 of 195431.2%★★☆☆☆
202530.81022 of 151532.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.6954 of 189149.6%★★☆☆☆
202354.3742 of 191361.2%★★★☆☆
202252.8740 of 185360.1%★★★☆☆
202129.61305 of 184029.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.21614 of 182411.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.61288 of 180328.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201965.8263 of 135780.6%★★★★☆
201818.61294 of 13473.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202645.5868 of 158445.2%★★☆☆☆
202537.0824 of 129436.3%★★☆☆☆
202418.31333 of 155614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202355.1653 of 157658.6%★★★☆☆
202264.4413 of 152572.9%★★★★☆
202134.71056 of 151030.1%★★☆☆☆
201928.21193 of 152621.8%★☆☆☆☆
201839.41008 of 153934.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2026)57th percentile+55 vs school
White (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)3rd percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+31 vs school
Special Education (2026)44th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2026)43rd percentile+25 vs school
At Risk (2022)29th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school
High school
Special Education (2019)81st percentile+51 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school
At Risk (2022)47th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)45th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school
Female (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology73%~ state avg
English II Reading57%-3 vs state
English I Reading56%~ state avg
U.S. History53%-17 vs state
Algebra I33%-21 vs state
Reading33%-22 vs state
Social Studies22%-9 vs state
Mathematics16%-27 vs state

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Students at Paducah School are 44% Hispanic, 42% White, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 156 students attended Paducah School.

Paducah School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Texas alternative schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


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