Summary:
The five public schools in zip code 79065, serving approximately 2,948 students in Pampa, Texas, are all part of the Pampa Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 21st percentile statewide and serves a community with significant economic need, as over 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Among the schools, Pampa High School stands out as a consistent improver, with its state ranking rising from the 31st to the 38th percentile over three years and a solid 90.2% graduation rate. In contrast, William B Travis Elementary faces the greatest challenges, with the highest economic disadvantage rate (69.57%) and the lowest state ranking in the district (9th percentile), particularly struggling in 5th-grade science (14.41% proficient) and math (18.22%). Pampa J H is a bright spot in advanced math, with 80.49% of 8th graders proficient in Algebra I, yet it also has a critical red flag: only 5.6% of 7th graders are proficient in math, the worst metric in the district. The elementary schools show early warning signs, with Lamar Elementary reporting just 28.21% proficiency in 3rd-grade math, while Stephen F Austin Elementary serves the youngest students (K-1) and sets the foundation for later performance.
A key takeaway is the district's systemic math crisis, with proficiency rates far below state averages across all grades, except for the high-performing Algebra I cohort at the middle school. Reading proficiency is consistently higher than math, and at Lamar Elementary, 40% of 3rd graders taking the STAAR Spanish reading test were proficient, exceeding the state average of 21.8%, suggesting a relatively strong bilingual program. Overall, the data indicates that academic intervention is needed as early as kindergarten to prevent students from falling behind, and that while the district has strengths in literacy and advanced math acceleration, mathematics instruction requires urgent, systemic improvement.
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