Summary:
The four public schools in zip code 79022, serving the Dalhart Independent School District (Isd), educate 1,846 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade in the Dalhart, TX area, a community where a high rate of economic disadvantage is a significant factor across all campuses.
The standout school for stability is Dalhart High School, which boasts an exceptional 98.1% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, despite academic proficiency scores that lag behind state averages. This creates a "graduation vs. proficiency" paradox, suggesting the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate. In contrast, Dalhart Intermediate is a standout for a specific subject: its 5th-grade math proficiency consistently beats the state average, reaching 57.46% in 2024-2025 compared to the state's 46.24%. This is the only instance in the district where a school outperforms the state in a core subject. Dalhart Elementary faces the highest economic challenge, with 84.51% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, while Dalhart J H shows a modest upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 26th to the 37th percentile.
Key metrics reveal significant disparities. The high school receives $12,034 per student, which is $3,343 more than the elementary school, and also enjoys the most favorable student-teacher ratio at 12.6:1, compared to 16.5:1 at the intermediate school. A systemic weakness is reading proficiency, where every tested grade level in the district scores below the state average. The most interesting takeaway is the 5th-grade math anomaly at Dalhart Intermediate, a bright spot that the district could study and replicate to improve performance in other subjects and grades.
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