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Enrollment
630
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAWNEE ISD·NCES 483441003859
Pawnee El / J H/HS
6229 FM 798, PAWNEE, TX 78145 · (361) 456-7256 · Bee County
GRADES PK–11COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
22.4:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
524 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 446 | 71% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 1% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 136% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
53%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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Pawnee El / J H/HS
Pawnee El / J H/HS's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee El / J H/HS this school | 630 | 83.2% | 44.6% |
| Chilton School CHILTON | 566 | 91.9% | 37.9% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio SAN ANTONIO | 367 | 79.8% | 38.0% |
| Ehrhart School BEAUMONT | 559 | 87.7% | 53.5% |
| Seagraves Schools SEAGRAVES | 525 | 80.2% | 27.3% |
| Tenaha Schools TENAHA | 414 | 90.8% | 33.5% |
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 Pawnee El / J H/HS ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #97 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #101 of 218 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #125 of 218 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #29 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #138 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #40 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #23 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +110.0% | #6 of 42 |
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
630
+315 (+100%) vs 2020
+468% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 630 | 28.1 | 22.4:1 | 83% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 25.4 | 22.7:1 | 90% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 23.3 | 19.9:1 | 89% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 83% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 21.3 | 14.1:1 | 79% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 85% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 80% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 120 | 12 | 10.0:1 | 53% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 111 | 11 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pawnee El / J H/HS.
Since 2017-18: students up 110% (300 to 630); teachers up 32% (21.3 to 28.1).
About Pawnee El / J H/HS
Pawnee El / J H/HS is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Texas, located in PAWNEE. It educates 630 students in pre-K through 11. The school's enrollment is 30% bigger than the 485 average for combined schools in Texas.
The local education agency for Pawnee El / J H/HS is PAWNEE ISD.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Pawnee El / J H/HS, at 65%. Smaller groups are 17% White, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Bee County is about 62% Hispanic. Pawnee El / J H/HS's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Pawnee El / J H/HS total 28.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. The school counts 524 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 83%. That tracks the 80% average for public schools in Bee County.
allk12 grades Pawnee El / J H/HS a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pawnee El / J H/HS's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.6%) and its predicted rate (38.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In the county around the school, Bee County, the median household income is $57,673, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Bee County is home to 12 public schools and about 5,097 public school students.
Nearest public school: Pettus Secondary, about 12.5 miles away. On average proficiency, Pawnee El / J H/HS is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Reported enrollment: 315 (2020-21) and 630 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 22.4:1, from 14.3:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,083
Census ACS
Median income
$57,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Pettus Secondary12.5 mi · 206
- Pettus Elementary School12.6 mi · 171
- Connally13.4 mi · 83
- Kenedy Elementary School15.2 mi · 384
- Kenedy High School15.2 mi · 219
- Kenedy Middle School15.2 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Pawnee El / J H/HSHow large is Pawnee El / J H/HS?
Pawnee El / J H/HS enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-11.
Is Pawnee El / J H/HS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pawnee El / J H/HS is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pawnee El / J H/HS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pawnee El / J H/HS is approximately 22.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pawnee El / J H/HS?
Student demographics at Pawnee El / J H/HS are roughly 17% White, 65% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pawnee El / J H/HS in?
Pawnee El / J H/HS is part of PAWNEE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.