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Enrollment
3,275
Combined
DISTRICT 1,418 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINERAL WELLS ISD·NCES 483095003487
Mineral Wells Schools
3801 RAM BLVD, MINERAL WELLS, TX 76067 · (940) 325-4408 · Palo Pinto County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,275 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Texas public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
214 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
2,392 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 207 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 206 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 248 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 249 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 225 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 254 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 240 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 252 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 256 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 247 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 200 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (206) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (218).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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%.
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 Mineral Wells Schools
Mineral Wells Schools's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Schools this school | 3,275 | 73.0% | 39.3% |
| Como-Pickton School COMO | 770 | 63.5% | 39.5% |
| Dawson PK-12 DAWSON | 628 | 63.4% | 42.5% |
| Lamesa Schools LAMESA | 1,484 | 78.0% | 24.6% |
| Kerens School KERENS | 657 | 73.7% | 36.4% |
| Harmony School of Science - El Paso EL PASO | 1,308 | 70.0% | 53.2% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Mineral Wells Schools ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #136 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #123 of 218 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #158 of 218 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.5pp | #10 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,275 | #1 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #115 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #27 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #55 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +283.0% | #1 of 42 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
3,275
+2,452 (+298%) vs 2020
+263% since 1990-91, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 3,275 | 213.6 | 15.3:1 | 73% (2,392) |
| 2023-24 | 931 | 62.4 | 14.9:1 | 70% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 920 | 64.2 | 14.3:1 | 74% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 67 | 12.3:1 | 74% (612) |
| 2017-18 | 855 | 68.8 | 12.4:1 | 62% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 68 | 13.5:1 | 58% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 984 | 72 | 13.7:1 | 49% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 79 | 12.5:1 | 37% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 901 | 73 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mineral Wells Schools.
Since 2017-18: students up 283% (855 to 3,275); teachers up 210% (68.8 to 213.6).
About Mineral Wells Schools
Mineral Wells Schools operates as a high-enrollment combined-grade school in MINERAL WELLS, Texas. Students in pre-K through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 3,275 students. The average among combined schools in Texas is roughly 485 students; this school is 575% above that.
MINERAL WELLS ISD oversees Mineral Wells Schools and 3 other schools, with 5,673 students in total.
Roughly 50% of students at Mineral Wells Schools are White. Other reported shares: 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Palo Pinto County's residents are about 79% White, 29 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 213.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. This ratio sits 3.6 above the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Roughly 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Palo Pinto County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Mineral Wells Schools is B-. Compared with Texas public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.5% at Mineral Wells Schools; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.3%.
Palo Pinto County census figures show that the median household income is $67,674, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 11 public schools in Palo Pinto County, enrolling about 7,087 students in all.
The closest public school to Mineral Wells Schools is Mineral Wells Academy, about 0.3 miles away. Mineral Wells Schools is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 48.3% proficiency; Mineral Wells Schools posts 39.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment figures are 823 for 2020-21 and 3,275 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Palo Pinto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,295
Census ACS
Median income
$67,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,087 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINERAL WELLS ISD
- Mineral Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,907 students
- Mineral Wells Junior High SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Mineral Wells AcademyHigh · 28 students
Other schools in MINERAL WELLS
- Mineral Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,907 students
- Mineral Wells Junior High SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Mineral Wells AcademyHigh · 28 students
- Mineral Wells/Palo Pinto County DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Mineral Wells Academy0.3 mi · 28
- Mineral Wells Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,907
- Mineral Wells Junior High School1.8 mi · 463
- Millsap Elementary School5.1 mi · 531
- Garner College and Career Preparatory Academy5.5 mi · 357
- Millsap High School5.9 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Mineral Wells SchoolsHow large is Mineral Wells Schools?
Mineral Wells Schools enrolls approximately 3,275 students in grades PK-12.
Is Mineral Wells Schools an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mineral Wells Schools is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Mineral Wells Schools have?
Mineral Wells Schools employs 214 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mineral Wells Schools?
Student demographics at Mineral Wells Schools are roughly 50% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mineral Wells Schools?
Mineral Wells Schools is overseen by MINERAL WELLS ISD in Palo Pinto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.