Enrollment
111
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAINT CREEK ISD·NCES 483396003777
Paint Creek School
4485 FM 600, HASKELL, TX 79521 · (940) 864-2868 · Haskell County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
71 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 | 8 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
56%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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 40.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 22.0% | 43.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Paint Creek School
Paint Creek School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Creek School this school | 111 | 64.0% | 57.4% |
| Nordheim School NORDHEIM | 116 | 64.7% | 49.7% |
| Benjamin School BENJAMIN | 94 | 60.6% | 47.0% |
| Cranfills Gap School CRANFILLS GAP | 116 | 61.2% | 53.7% |
| Texhoma Elementary School TEXHOMA | 142 | 62.7% | 76.7% |
| Cotton Center School COTTON CENTER | 100 | 62.0% | 42.4% |
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 Paint Creek School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #29 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #77 of 218 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #77 of 218 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #226 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #90 of 226 |
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
111
+20 (+22%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 5.7:1
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 | 111 | 14.7 | 7.6:1 | 64% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 15.4 | 6.8:1 | 72% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 15.4 | 6.5:1 | 74% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 91 | 16 | 5.7:1 | 81% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 17.1 | 7.7:1 | 84% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 72% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 27% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 140 | 16 | 8.8:1 | 70% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 111 | 13 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paint Creek School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (132 to 111); teachers down 14% (17.1 to 14.7).
About Paint Creek School
Paint Creek School is a small combined-grade school based in HASKELL, Texas. Enrolled students number 111 students, in pre-K through 12. Statewide, combined schools in Texas average about 485 students each.
PAINT CREEK ISD is the district for Paint Creek School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Paint Creek School. The largest is White students, at 50%. The remaining shares are 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Haskell County's population at about 77%. Paint Creek School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Paint Creek School total 14.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.6:1. That is 4.2 students per teacher below the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 64%.
In Texas, Paint Creek School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.4% actual against a predicted 46.4%.
Within Haskell County, the median household income is $60,653, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Haskell County has 5 public schools and roughly 793 students.
The school nearest to Paint Creek School is Haskell Elementary School, at a distance of about 7.2 miles. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Paint Creek School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Paint Creek School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment is up 22% from 2020-21, when Paint Creek School had 91 students, to 2024-25, when it had 111. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 5.7:1 to 7.6:1.
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Haskell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,421
Census ACS
Median income
$60,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
793 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HASKELL
- Haskell Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Haskell High SchoolHigh · 156 students
- Haskell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Nearby schools
- Haskell Elementary School7.2 mi · 277
- Haskell High School7.7 mi · 156
- Haskell Junior High School7.7 mi · 111
- Oliver Elementary School10.8 mi · 295
- Stamford Middle School10.9 mi · 118
- Stamford High School10.9 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Paint Creek SchoolHow many students attend Paint Creek School?
Paint Creek School enrolls approximately 111 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Paint Creek School serve?
Paint Creek School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Paint Creek School have?
Paint Creek School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Paint Creek School?
Student demographics at Paint Creek School are roughly 50% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Paint Creek School?
Paint Creek School is overseen by PAINT CREEK ISD in Haskell County.
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