Hereford Preparatory Academy

Hereford Preparatory Academy is a small middle school found in HEREFORD, Texas. Students in grade 8 attend, and enrollment is 322 students. The school's enrollment is 50% smaller than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.

Besides Hereford Preparatory Academy, HEREFORD ISD runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 3,964 students.

Federal enrollment data show Hereford Preparatory Academy is 92% Hispanic. Other groups make up 7% White. Deaf Smith County as a whole is about 76% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal data list 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hereford Preparatory Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.9:1. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. For comparison, public schools in Deaf Smith County average 80%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hereford Preparatory Academy would score about 39.5%. It scores 33.2%, 6.3 points below that figure.

Deaf Smith County census figures show that the median household income is $60,799, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 9 public schools in Deaf Smith County, enrolling about 4,110 students in all.

The nearest public school is Hereford Junior High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 36.8% proficiency; Hereford Preparatory Academy posts 33.2%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.

The school enrolled 322 students in 2024-25, 25 more than the 297 it had in 2020-21.

To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.