MCCAMEY H S

As an one-room-style senior high in MCCAMEY, Texas, MCCAMEY H S works with 144 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by MCCAMEY ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 82% below typical.

MCCAMEY ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 484 students. MCCAMEY H S is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, MCCAMEY H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, MCCAMEY H S logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, MCCAMEY H S falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.6%; this one comes in at 33.5%, -19.1 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Upton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,167 per year, roughly 9% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Upton County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 785 students), of which MCCAMEY H S is one.

The closest other public school is MCCAMEY MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MCCAMEY H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCCAMEY H S at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 143 students in 2018 compared to 144 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 27% to 18% over that span.

On the community side, members of the MCCAMEY H S community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.