Enrollment
304
High
DISTRICT 188 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD·NCES 484158004751
West Texas Secondary School
600 S STEWART, STINNETT, TX 79083 · (806) 878-2456 · Hutchinson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
100 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 6 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 17% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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 PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 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 17 points since 2022.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 41.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 36.0% | 28.0% | 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 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | N/A |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 West Texas Secondary School
West Texas Secondary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas Secondary School this school | 304 | 32.9% | 47.3% |
| S and S Cons High School SADLER | 301 | 34.2% | 52.1% |
| Industrial High School VANDERBILT | 348 | 31.0% | 79.8% |
| Howe High School HOWE | 363 | 35.0% | 66.3% |
| Thrall High School THRALL | 282 | 32.3% | 70.1% |
| Coleman High School COLEMAN | 229 | 32.8% | 64.9% |
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 West Texas Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #915 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #443 of 1,425 ▲ 139 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #640 of 1,425 ▲ 163 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #1,161 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #8 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #791 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #1,321 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.4% | #92 of 672 |
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
304
+106 (+54%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 7.1:1
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 | 304 | 39.5 | 7.7:1 | 33% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 35.3 | 8.8:1 | 30% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 32.9 | 9.4:1 | 31% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 28 | 7.1:1 | 27% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 31.8 | 6.8:1 | 38% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 30 | 6.5:1 | 31% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 24 | 7.2:1 | 47% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 23 | 9.6:1 | 33% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 202 | 27 | 7.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Texas Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (215 to 304); teachers up 24% (31.8 to 39.5).
About West Texas Secondary School
West Texas Secondary School sits in STINNETT, Texas, and is classified as a high school. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 304 students. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 62% below average.
Besides West Texas Secondary School, PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 565 students.
The largest group at West Texas Secondary School is White students, at 69%. Next come 25% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Hutchinson County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Texas Secondary School scores 46%.
The school has 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 7.7 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Of all students at West Texas Secondary School, 33% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hutchinson County is 53%.
West Texas Secondary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Texas public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Texas Secondary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 47.3% actual against 59.6% predicted.
For the population of Hutchinson County, median household income comes to about $67,228, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hutchinson County's 13 public schools enroll about 3,718 students and include West Texas Secondary School.
Early Learning Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. West Texas Secondary School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies West Texas Secondary School's location as Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 198 students at West Texas Secondary School; in 2024-25, 304. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
The allk12 page for West Texas Secondary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,184
Census ACS
Median income
$67,228
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD
- West Texas Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
- Early Learning AcademyElementary · 52 students
Other schools in STINNETT
- West Texas Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
- Early Learning AcademyElementary · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Academy0.0 mi · 52
- West Texas Elementary School0.0 mi · 209
- Paul Belton Elementary School10.9 mi · 294
- Borger High School11.4 mi · 691
- Crockett Elementary School12.5 mi · 357
- Borger Intermediate School12.5 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About West Texas Secondary SchoolHow large is West Texas Secondary School?
West Texas Secondary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does West Texas Secondary School serve?
West Texas Secondary School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Texas Secondary School?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at West Texas Secondary School.
How diverse is West Texas Secondary School?
West Texas Secondary School reports a student body of 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees West Texas Secondary School?
West Texas Secondary School is overseen by PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD in Hutchinson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.