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Enrollment
624
High
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD·NCES 483117003505
Monahans High School
809 S BETTY ST, MONAHANS, TX 79756 · (432) 943-2519 · Ward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
258 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 174 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 21% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 41.0% | 20.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% | 23.0% |
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% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 6.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Monahans High School
Monahans High School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monahans High School this school | 624 | 41.3% | 48.3% |
| Sst Sa College Prep High School SAN ANTONIO | 615 | 43.7% | 63.7% |
| Jourdanton High School JOURDANTON | 471 | 41.4% | 56.8% |
| Giddings High School GIDDINGS | 648 | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| Devine High School DEVINE | 551 | 46.6% | 55.3% |
| Stanton High School STANTON | 328 | 40.5% | 46.7% |
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 Monahans High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #882 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #916 of 1,425 ▼ 222 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,117 of 1,425 ▲ 60 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #205 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #792 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #483 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #735 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #1,177 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #547 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
624
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 624 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 41% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 45.4 | 13.8:1 | 53% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 44.3 | 13.7:1 | 48% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 58% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 45.2 | 13.3:1 | 40% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 35% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 45 | 11.5:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 49 | 12.8:1 | 30% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 50 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monahans High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (602 to 624); teachers up 2% (45.2 to 46).
About Monahans High School
The public high school Monahans High School is located in MONAHANS, Texas. Its 624 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD counts 2,181 students in its 6 schools, and Monahans High School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Monahans High School, at 66%. The next largest groups are 28% White and 4% Black. In Ward County overall, about 56% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 46 full-time equivalents, or about 13.6 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. About 41% of students, or 258, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Ward County report 59%.
The allk12 Grade for Monahans High School is C. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Monahans High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.3%, compared with a predicted 56.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Ward County, the median household income is $65,952, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Ward County is home to 7 public schools and about 2,338 public school students.
Walker Junior High School is located about 0.1 miles from Monahans High School. The five-mile area around Monahans High School holds 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 32.6%, lower than Monahans High School's 48.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, Monahans High School's enrollment grew 7%, to 624. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Ward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,952
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Tatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walker Junior High SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- George Cullender KindElementary · 259 students
- Monahans Ed CenterHigh · 8 students
Other schools in MONAHANS
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Tatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Walker Junior High SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- George Cullender KindElementary · 259 students
- Monahans Ed CenterHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Junior High School0.1 mi · 318
- Monahans Ed Center0.1 mi · 8
- Tatom Elementary School0.7 mi · 326
- George Cullender Kind1.0 mi · 259
- Parkway Elementary School1.6 mi · 646
- Grandfalls-Royalty School17.1 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Monahans High SchoolHow many students attend Monahans High School?
Monahans High School enrolls approximately 624 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Monahans High School serve?
Monahans High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monahans High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monahans High School is approximately 13.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monahans High School?
At Monahans High School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 66% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Monahans High School?
Monahans High School is overseen by MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD in Ward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.