Enrollment
260
Middle
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRILAND ISD·NCES 483574010875
Prairiland Junior High School
466 FM 196 S, PATTONVILLE, TX 75468 · (903) 652-5681 · Lamar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
126 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 95 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 29% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Prairiland Junior High School→Prairiland High School
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +69.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 69 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 35.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Prairiland Junior High School
Prairiland Junior High School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairiland Junior High School this school | 260 | 48.5% | 46.1% |
| Elkhart Middle School ELKHART | 283 | 48.1% | 47.8% |
| Redwater Intermediate School REDWATER | 251 | 52.6% | 48.5% |
| Buna Junior High School BUNA | 318 | 46.2% | 42.2% |
| Lone Oak Middle School LONE OAK | 236 | 43.6% | 49.5% |
| Huntington Middle School HUNTINGTON | 339 | 46.0% | 48.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Prairiland Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #656 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #449 of 1,670 ▲ 320 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #312 of 1,670 ▲ 113 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #390 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #1,457 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #417 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #1,228 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #1,180 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #933 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
260
+36 (+16%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 260 | 19.6 | 13.3:1 | 48% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 20.8 | 12.5:1 | 53% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 20.5 | 12.1:1 | 57% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 47% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 52% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 44% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 54% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairiland Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (261 to 260); teachers down 2% (20 to 19.6).
About Prairiland Junior High School
Prairiland Junior High School is a small middle school in PRAIRILAND ISD, located in PATTONVILLE, Texas. It reported 260 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
Prairiland Junior High School is one school in PRAIRILAND ISD, a system of 4 schools with 1,105 students.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Lamar County's residents are about 75% White, 9 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Prairiland Junior High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairiland Junior High School is 13.3:1, based on 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Lunch program data show 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 61% for public schools in Lamar County.
Among Texas public middle schools, Prairiland Junior High School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Prairiland Junior High School is 53.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lamar County show that median household income comes to about $61,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 8,516 students.
Prairiland High School is the nearest public school to Prairiland Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Prairiland Junior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. The school's 46.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Prairiland Junior High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 36 students, from 224 to 260. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.
Prairiland Junior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,669
Census ACS
Median income
$61,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRAIRILAND ISD
- Blossom Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Prairiland High SchoolHigh · 283 students
- Deport Elementary SchoolElementary · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Prairiland High School0.0 mi · 283
- Deport Elementary School5.4 mi · 154
- Blossom Elementary School6.0 mi · 408
- Paris High School8.6 mi · 946
- Paris Junior High School9.4 mi · 541
- Crockett Intermediate School9.6 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Prairiland Junior High SchoolHow large is Prairiland Junior High School?
Prairiland Junior High School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Prairiland Junior High School serve?
Prairiland Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Prairiland Junior High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Prairiland Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Prairiland Junior High School?
Student demographics at Prairiland Junior High School are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Prairiland Junior High School in?
Prairiland Junior High School is part of PRAIRILAND ISD.
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