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Paint Rock School

698 S SIMS ST, PAINT ROCK, TX 76866 · (325) 732-4314 · Concho County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Texas public K-12 schools
  • C-Test 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.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
213
Combined
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 485
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
166 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K168%
Kindergarten157%
Grade 1115%
Grade 2188%
Grade 3136%
Grade 4136%
Grade 5115%
Grade 6136%
Grade 7147%
Grade 82110%
Grade 9168%
Grade 102110%
Grade 11199%
Grade 12126%

This year's kindergarten class (15) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
9846%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
10147%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
126%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
11152%
Female
10248%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading6.0%35.0%25.0%34.0%
Mathematics4.0%17.0%31.0%48.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2641.0%21.0%
2024-2545.0%18.0%
2023-2443.0%25.0%
2022-2322.0%57.0%
2021-2255.0%20.0%
2020-2138.0%8.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Rock School

Paint Rock School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Paint Rock School this school21377.9%31.2%
Lometa School
LOMETA
31676.6%27.5%
Rule School
RULE
13877.5%42.3%
Chillicothe School
CHILLICOTHE
18978.8%38.0%
Channing School
CHANNING
12175.2%35.6%
Olfen School
ROWENA
14170.9%44.0%
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 Rock School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.2%#175 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.0%#193 of 218
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#172 of 218
▼ 9
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.5pp#12 of 134
Enrollment
ranked largest first
213#136 of 280
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#35 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.0%#31 of 144
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
77.9%#39 of 226
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.1%#24 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 2024-25
Enrollment
213
-13 (-6%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521320.510.4:178% (166)
2023-2418123.37.8:183% (150)
2022-2321623.89.1:180% (172)
2020-21226239.8:171% (160)
2017-1824522.111.1:164% (157)
2015-162462211.2:179% (195)
2010-11144169.0:172% (103)
2000-011551510.3:153% (82)
1990-911421310.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paint Rock School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (245 to 213); teachers down 7% (22.1 to 20.5).

About Paint Rock School

Paint Rock School is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in PAINT ROCK, Texas. Enrollment stands at 213 students, covering pre-K through 12. The school is 56% below the average for combined schools in Texas.

PAINT ROCK ISD is made up of 5 schools with 299 students in all.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Paint Rock School is Hispanic, with 47% of students. Enrollment also includes 46% White and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 16 points above the 32% share among Concho County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.

Teacher count: 20.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.4:1. The average for combined schools in Texas, 11.7:1, is higher. Roughly 78% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Paint Rock School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Texas public K-12 schools.

Paint Rock School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.2% and a predicted 40.4%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Concho County show that the median household earns about $65,795 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Concho County has 2 public schools with about 432 students, including Paint Rock School.

A public school about 7.7 miles away, Wall Special Programs, is the closest to Paint Rock School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Paint Rock School ranks 6th on proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.

The school shrank from 226 students in 2020-21 to 213 in 2024-25.

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Concho County at a glance

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Population
3,328
Census ACS
Median income
$65,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
432 students

Quick facts

School name
Paint Rock School
District
PAINT ROCK ISD
Address
698 S SIMS ST, PAINT ROCK, TX 76866
Phone
(325) 732-4314
County
Concho County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
213
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
166 (78%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
483398003779
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Paint Rock School
How many students attend Paint Rock School?
Paint Rock School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-12.
Is Paint Rock School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paint Rock School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paint Rock School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paint Rock School is approximately 10.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paint Rock School?
Paint Rock School reports a student body of 46% White, 47% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Paint Rock School?
Paint Rock School is overseen by PAINT ROCK ISD in Concho County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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