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Pampa High School

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Pampa High School ranks 1305 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 34% of Texas high schools

Summary

Pampa High School is a public high school located in Pampa, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,055 students. The school is part of the Pampa Independent School District, which is ranked 757 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pampa High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, ranking between 970 and 1,369 out of around 1,900 high schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Texas high schools. The school struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, often ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools for African American, Hispanic, White, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, as well as for Special Education and Gifted and Talented students.

Pampa High School's STAAR EOC (End of Course) proficiency rates are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, ranging from 31% to 63%, significantly below the state averages, which range from 47% to 68%. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 92.5% in 2021-2022 to 88.7% in 2022-2023, which is still above the state average but lower than the district average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 1.4% and 2.7% over the past few years, higher than the state and district averages. In comparison, the nearby White Deer High School, located about 14 miles from Pampa High School, significantly outperforms Pampa High School across various metrics, suggesting that the quality of education and student outcomes can vary greatly even within the same geographic region.

1,012

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,520

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 E Harvester
Pampa, TX 79065-4499

(806) 669-4800

District: Pampa Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.5%

White:

45.6%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Texas avg56%

1,305^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

757^th of 961Pampa 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	33.7	1305 of 1974	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1371 of 1990	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1318 of 1961	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1296 of 1876	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	1086 of 1861	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	970 of 1857	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	908 of 1797	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	1144 of 1777	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.2	1072 of 1762	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	1111 of 1743	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.1	877 of 1734	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	783 of 1652	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.4	1090 of 1603	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	1296 of 1672	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.1	917 of 1568	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	834 of 1539	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.6	731 of 1510	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	807 of 1497	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.9	643 of 1430	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.5	469 of 1429	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.9	580 of 1427	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	856 of 1065	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	802 of 1069	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	906 of 1031	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	572 of 1020	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	589 of 1024	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	703 of 1013	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	1564 of 1837	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	1254 of 1829	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	615 of 1810	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	906 of 1784	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	1178 of 1437	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1065 of 1371	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	980 of 1278	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	692 of 1195	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	462 of 1136	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	753 of 1113	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	1369 of 1880	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1330 of 1891	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1269 of 1841	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	979 of 1815	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1051 of 1798	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1001 of 1781	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	938 of 1182	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	996 of 1172	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	804 of 1177	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1035 of 1145	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	910 of 1137	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	1423 of 1805	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1318 of 1820	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1329 of 1762	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1057 of 1743	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1069 of 1714	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1115 of 1691	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	1464 of 1884	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1388 of 1897	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1371 of 1847	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	1101 of 1848	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1027 of 1818	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	984 of 1794	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	1358 of 1891	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1262 of 1913	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1334 of 1853	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1168 of 1840	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1016 of 1824	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1001 of 1803	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	1.8	727 of 731	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	645 of 677	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	606 of 664	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	554 of 588	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	569 of 604	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	484 of 582	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	1170 of 1548	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	912 of 1478	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	721 of 1418	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	702 of 1382	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	820 of 1357	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	675 of 1347	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	1269 of 1556	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1185 of 1576	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1227 of 1525	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1080 of 1510	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	889 of 1526	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	900 of 1539	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)28th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)21st percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)21st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2024)20th percentile-11 vs school

White (2024)18th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History63%-5 vs state

Biology50%-12 vs state

English II Reading44%-12 vs state

English I Reading40%-12 vs state

Algebra I31%-16 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)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Pampa High School	Public	9-12	111 E Harvester	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 669-4800	1,012	72	14.0	51.7%	461 (45.6%)	29 (2.9%)	501 (49.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)	33.7	1305^th of 1974 public high schools	33.9%		31.7	1371^st of 1990 public high schools	31.1%	66	31.2	50.0	39.6	44.4	63.4									$8,520
White Deer High School	Public	6-12	604 S Doucette	White Deer	79097	Carson County	White Deer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 883-2311	156	18	8.8	44.9%	117 (75.0%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	68.4	461^st of 1974 public high schools	76.6%		73.9	333^rd of 1990 public high schools	83.3%	128	62.1	88.9	59.3	76.2	61.1	71.4	47.1	60.0	52.4	29.4	46.7	36.0	12.0	$11,247

Frequently Asked Questions about Pampa High School

How many students attend Pampa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,012 students attended Pampa High School.

What schools feed into Pampa High School?

Pampa High School is fed by the following schools:

Middle : Pampa J H

What district is Pampa High School in?

Pampa Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Pampa High School?

Students at Pampa High School are 50% Hispanic, 46% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Pampa High School a good school?

Pampa High School ranks 1305^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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