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Enrollment
1,192
High
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUMAS ISD·NCES 481761001515
Dumas High School
300 S KLEIN AVE, DUMAS, TX 79029 · (806) 935-4151 · Moore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,192 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
726 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 322 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 337 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 258 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 275 | 23% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DUMAS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 56.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 43.0% | 34.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 71.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dumas High School
Dumas High School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas High School this school | 1,192 | 60.9% | 66.3% |
| Lake View High School SAN ANGELO | 1,072 | 62.7% | 25.6% |
| Big Spring High School BIG SPRING | 982 | 64.2% | 42.7% |
| Crockett Early College High School AUSTIN | 1,529 | 65.5% | 40.5% |
| Carroll High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,928 | 63.6% | 44.0% |
| Levelland High School LEVELLAND | 798 | 63.9% | 54.5% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dumas High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #315 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #362 of 1,425 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #532 of 1,425 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #783 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,192 | #522 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #494 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #921 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #782 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #322 of 672 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,192
+94 (+9%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,192 | 87.4 | 13.6:1 | 61% (726) |
| 2023-24 | 1,151 | 82.9 | 13.9:1 | 64% (739) |
| 2022-23 | 1,140 | 82.8 | 13.8:1 | 56% (641) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | 83 | 13.2:1 | 52% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 1,060 | 85.5 | 12.4:1 | 54% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 1,147 | 77 | 14.9:1 | 57% (650) |
| 2010-11 | 1,147 | 83 | 13.8:1 | 60% (688) |
| 2000-01 | 1,120 | 74 | 15.1:1 | 31% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 43 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dumas High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,060 to 1,192); teachers up 2% (85.5 to 87.4).
About Dumas High School
This page covers Dumas High School, a medium-sized high school in DUMAS, Texas. The school had 1,192 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 50% bigger than that.
DUMAS ISD runs 9 schools with a combined 5,101 students. Dumas High School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Dumas High School, at 77%. The remaining shares are 16% White, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Moore County's population at about 61%. Dumas High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 87.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 61% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Moore County average 70%.
allk12 grades Dumas High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Dumas High School is among the top 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 47.7%. Actual: 66.3%.
Census estimates describe Moore County this way: the median household income is $61,762, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. In all, Moore County has 14 public schools and roughly 5,694 students.
The next-closest public school is Dumas Junior High School, about 0.7 miles away. Dumas High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Local comparison: Dumas High School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 66.3% versus a 45.4% average.
Locale data from NCES put Dumas High School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Over 4 years, Dumas High School's enrollment grew 9%, to 1,192.
The Dumas High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,373
Census ACS
Median income
$61,762
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUMAS ISD
- Dumas North Elementary SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Dumas South Elementary SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Dumas Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Dumas Junior High SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Cactus Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other schools in DUMAS
- Dumas North Elementary SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Dumas South Elementary SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Dumas Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Dumas Junior High SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
Other Dumas High schools
One other US public school is named Dumas High. Dumas High School is the largest of the 2.
- DUMAS HIGH SCHOOLDUMAS, AR · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Dumas Junior High School0.7 mi · 609
- Sunset Elementary School0.9 mi · 310
- Morningside Elementary School1.0 mi · 410
- Dumas South Elementary School1.3 mi · 701
- Dumas Intermediate School1.3 mi · 619
- Dumas North Elementary School1.4 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Dumas High SchoolHow large is Dumas High School?
Dumas High School enrolls approximately 1,192 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dumas High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dumas High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Dumas High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Dumas High School.
What is the student diversity at Dumas High School?
Student demographics at Dumas High School are roughly 16% White, 77% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dumas High School in?
Dumas High School is part of DUMAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.