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PAMPA H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PAMPA H S
Located at 111 E HARVESTER, in PAMPA, Texas, PAMPA H S is a mid-sized senior high that enrolls 1,012 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within PAMPA ISD. That puts it 27% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
Across the 6 schools in PAMPA ISD (3,141 students total), PAMPA H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, PAMPA H S lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 46% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, PAMPA H S records 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Gray County's rate of about 63%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PAMPA H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.3%; this one delivers 43.6%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Gray County put the typical household earns roughly $59,614 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Gray County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,545 students), PAMPA H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is STEPHEN F AUSTIN EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around PAMPA H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PAMPA H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.7%.
PAMPA H S operates from a town-based location.
Five-year trend. PAMPA H S's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 929 (now 1,012). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 41% to 50%.
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Related schools
- PAMPA J HMiddle · 680 students
- WILLIAM B TRAVIS ELElementary · 470 students
- LAMAR ELElementary · 415 students
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN ELElementary · 371 students
- WOODROW WILSON ELElementary · 193 students
- AUSTIN ELCombined
- PAMPA J HMiddle · 680 students
- WILLIAM B TRAVIS ELElementary · 470 students
- LAMAR ELElementary · 415 students
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN ELElementary · 371 students
- WOODROW WILSON ELElementary · 193 students
- AUSTIN ELCombined
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN EL0.5 mi · 371
- WOODROW WILSON EL0.7 mi · 193
- WILLIAM B TRAVIS EL1.1 mi · 470
- PAMPA J H2.0 mi · 680
- LAMAR EL2.3 mi · 415
- LEFORS SCHOOL11.8 mi · 173