Enrollment
163
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANTHER CREEK CISD·NCES 480000706343
Panther Creek School
129 PR 3421, VALERA, TX 76884 · (325) 203-5800 · Coleman County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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
7.7:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
114 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 | 10 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 9% |
Student demographics
41%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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 1.0% | 13.0% | 40.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% 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 Panther Creek School
Panther Creek School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Creek School this school | 163 | 69.9% | 27.2% |
| McLean School MCLEAN | 182 | 68.7% | 41.5% |
| Trent Independent School District TRENT | 144 | 70.8% | 35.1% |
| Kopperl School KOPPERL | 191 | 67.0% | 34.4% |
| Lefors School LEFORS | 173 | 66.5% | 32.5% |
| Cherokee School CHEROKEE | 123 | 66.7% | 56.9% |
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 Panther Creek School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #189 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #206 of 218 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #174 of 218 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #174 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #65 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
163
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 141
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 163 | 21.1 | 7.7:1 | 70% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 21.1 | 7.6:1 | 75% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 20.7 | 7.0:1 | 68% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 18 | 8.7:1 | 69% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 18.5 | 9.4:1 | 78% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 18 | 8.3:1 | 17% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 86 | 13 | 6.6:1 | 57% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 124 | 14 | 8.9:1 | 35% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 141 | 32 | 4.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Panther Creek School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (174 to 163); teachers up 14% (18.5 to 21.1).
About Panther Creek School
Federal records list Panther Creek School as a school serving multiple grade levels in VALERA, Texas. It reported 163 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. Combined schools in Texas average about 485 students, which makes this school 66% below average.
Panther Creek School belongs to PANTHER CREEK CISD.
About 74% of the student body at Panther Creek School is White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
The school's 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. Statewide, combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1. Income data for the school show 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Coleman County average 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Panther Creek School lands at D, ahead of 8% of Texas public K-12 schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Panther Creek School would score about 43.8%. It scores 27.2%, a bottom-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Coleman County, median household income comes to about $49,159, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 1,218 students.
The closest school to Panther Creek School is Coleman Elementary School, located about 14.0 miles away. Its average proficiency rate of 27.2% is below the 38.4% average for nearby schools.
Panther Creek School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment rose 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Panther Creek School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Coleman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,833
Census ACS
Median income
$49,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Coleman Elementary School14.0 mi · 334
- Coleman Junior High School14.0 mi · 233
- Coleman High School14.0 mi · 229
- Santa Anna Secondary15.1 mi · 113
- Santa Anna Elementary School15.1 mi · 146
- Lohn School23.3 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Panther Creek SchoolHow large is Panther Creek School?
Panther Creek School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Panther Creek School serve?
Panther Creek School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Panther Creek School?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at Panther Creek School.
How diverse is Panther Creek School?
Panther Creek School reports a student body of 74% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Panther Creek School?
Panther Creek School is overseen by PANTHER CREEK CISD in Coleman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.