Enrollment
156
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PADUCAH ISD·NCES 483390003775
Paducah School
810 GOODWIN AVE, PADUCAH, TX 79248 · (806) 524-2009 · Cottle County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Texas public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
8.9:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
105 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 8% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 18.0% | 42.0% | 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 | 42.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Paducah School
Paducah School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paducah School this school | 156 | 67.3% | 27.4% |
| Milford School MILFORD | 258 | 64.7% | 17.6% |
| Paint Creek School HASKELL | 111 | 64.0% | 57.4% |
| Knox City School KNOX CITY | 195 | 65.6% | 56.9% |
| Southland School SOUTHLAND | 132 | 71.2% | 35.1% |
| Nordheim School NORDHEIM | 116 | 64.7% | 49.7% |
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 Paducah School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #185 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #189 of 218 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #170 of 218 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #178 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #72 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #8 of 60 |
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
156
-27 (-15%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 156 | 17.5 | 8.9:1 | 67% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 17.8 | 9.1:1 | 73% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 17.9 | 8.8:1 | 71% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 20 | 9.2:1 | 66% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 22.4 | 9.6:1 | 67% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 22 | 9.3:1 | 67% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 68% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 114 | 14 | 8.1:1 | 51% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 1 | 125.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paducah School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (214 to 156); teachers down 22% (22.4 to 17.5).
About Paducah School
Paducah School is one of the public schools in PADUCAH, Texas. It is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It enrolls 156 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 12. Combined schools in Texas have about 485 students on average; enrollment here is 68% lower.
PADUCAH ISD is responsible for Paducah School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Paducah School is Hispanic, with 44% of students. The remaining shares are 42% White, 12% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Cottle County overall, the Hispanic share is about 42%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Paducah School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1, with 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Texas, 11.7:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 67% at Paducah School. Public schools in Cottle County average a similar 67%.
Paducah School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Texas public K-12 schools.
Paducah School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.0%. The school's actual rate is 27.4%, 17.5 points lower.
In Cottle County, home to about 1,368 people, the median household earns about $59,063 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%.
Guthrie School, about 27.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Ranked by average proficiency, Paducah School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Paducah School as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 156 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 183.
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Cottle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,368
Census ACS
Median income
$59,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
156 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Guthrie School27.0 mi · 93
- Childress Elementary School28.5 mi · 447
- Childress Junior High School29.2 mi · 214
- Motley County School29.3 mi · 179
- Childress High School29.6 mi · 317
- Patton Springs School33.7 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Paducah SchoolHow large is Paducah School?
Paducah School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades PK-12.
Is Paducah School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paducah School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Paducah School have?
Paducah School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Paducah School?
Student demographics at Paducah School are roughly 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Paducah School?
Paducah School is overseen by PADUCAH ISD in Cottle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.