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Enrollment
549
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRYTON ISD·NCES 483465003889
Perryton High School
1102 S JEFFERSON ST, PERRYTON, TX 79070 · (806) 435-3633 · Ochiltree County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Texas public high schools
- B-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.
- C-Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
298 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 132 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 145 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 23% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PERRYTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 50.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 28.0% | 45.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Perryton High School
Perryton High School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perryton High School this school | 549 | 54.3% | 52.0% |
| Bishop High School BISHOP | 533 | 54.0% | 70.4% |
| Denver City High School DENVER CITY | 512 | 52.1% | 46.6% |
| George H W Bush New Tech Odessa ODESSA | 414 | 50.0% | 68.7% |
| Rice High School RICE | 340 | 56.2% | 60.2% |
| Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy EL PASO | 443 | 60.3% | 52.1% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Perryton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #751 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #920 of 1,425 ▼ 197 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #738 of 1,425 ▼ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #979 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #845 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #186 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #967 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #921 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #402 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high 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
549
-93 (-14%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 549 | 50.1 | 11.0:1 | 54% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 43.9 | 13.4:1 | 64% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 43.9 | 14.1:1 | 56% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 52 | 12.3:1 | 42% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 59.9 | 9.6:1 | 45% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 61 | 9.9:1 | 43% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 54 | 10.3:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 50 | 11.3:1 | 33% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perryton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (577 to 549); teachers down 16% (59.9 to 50.1).
About Perryton High School
Perryton High School is a small high school in PERRYTON, Texas. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 549 students. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
PERRYTON ISD has 6 schools; together they serve 1,802 students.
The student body at Perryton High School is 79% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
Its staff includes 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 54% of students at Perryton High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Perryton High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Texas public high schools.
Perryton High 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 52.0% and a predicted 50.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Ochiltree County show that median household income comes to about $70,183, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 1,802 students.
Edwin F Williams Intermediate School sits about 0.4 miles from Perryton High School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Perryton High School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Perryton High School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decline, from 642 to 549. The ratio was 12.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Ochiltree County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,786
Census ACS
Median income
$70,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,802 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PERRYTON ISD
- Perryton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 395 students
- James L Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Edwin F Williams Intermediate SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Perryton KinderElementary · 167 students
- Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education CenterHigh · 13 students
Other schools in PERRYTON
- Perryton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 395 students
- James L Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Edwin F Williams Intermediate SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Perryton KinderElementary · 167 students
- Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education CenterHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Edwin F Williams Intermediate School0.4 mi · 293
- James L Wright Elementary School0.4 mi · 385
- Perryton Junior High School0.6 mi · 395
- Perryton Kinder0.7 mi · 167
- Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center1.5 mi · 13
- Kirksey Elementary School15.8 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Perryton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perryton High School?
Perryton High School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades 09-12.
Is Perryton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perryton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Perryton High School have?
Perryton High School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Perryton High School?
Student demographics at Perryton High School are roughly 20% White, 79% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Perryton High School in?
Perryton High School is part of PERRYTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.