BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
Located at #1 BEARCAT DR, in BECKVILLE, Texas, BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment senior high that enrolls 347 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within BECKVILLE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.
BECKVILLE ISD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 684 students. BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Panola County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.1%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Panola County put median household income runs about $64,894, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Panola County (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students).
BECKVILLE SUNSET EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BECKVILLE JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 52.2%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 353 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025.
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