Summary:
Zip code 79065 is served by a single high school, Pampa High School, which educates students in grades 9 through 12 within the Pampa Independent School District (Isd).
Pampa High School enrolls 1,012 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, reflecting a state ranking in the 38th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. While this places it in the bottom half of Texas high schools, the school has shown a positive trend, improving its percentile rank from the 31st percentile in 2023-2024. A key strength is its graduation rate of 90.2%, which is solid given that over half of the student body (51.68%) qualifies for free or reduced lunch, indicating economic challenges in the community.
Academically, the school trails state averages on all five STAAR End-of-Course exams, with the largest gaps in Algebra I (40% proficient vs. 54% statewide) and U.S. History (59% proficient vs. 70.2% statewide). However, there is a very encouraging trend: from the 2024-2025 to the 2025-2026 school year, the school posted significant gains in four of five subjects, including a 16-point jump in Biology and an 11-point jump in English I Reading. This suggests recent instructional changes are having a strong positive impact. The only subject that declined was U.S. History, which dropped by 4 points. Overall, Pampa High School is a school with clear challenges but also demonstrates a promising upward trajectory in core academic areas.
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