Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 3 points
87 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 90 is 9.1 points above the 80.9 average among 1,894 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Kress HS
Swisher County · Region 16: Amarillo · 127 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 90/1002025-26
- Change
- +21 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +10.0 ptsvs 80 average · 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 282 of 2,004tied with 71 others
- Score vs region
- +8.2 ptsvs 81.8 average · 208 rated schools in Region 16: Amarillo
- Region 16: Amarillo placement
- 41 of 208tied with 13 others
- Score vs county
- +10.4 ptsvs 79.6 average · 7 rated schools in Swisher County
- Score vs similar-size group
- +7.9 ptsvs 82.1 average · 580 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 121 of 580tied with 35 others
- Score vs state
- +8.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 1,571 of 7,646tied with 341 others
A90
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 82 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80 average for 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 81.8 average for 208 rated schools in Region 16: Amarillo.The current score is above the 79.6 average for 7 rated schools in Swisher County.The current score is above the 82.1 average for 580 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 67%vs 46.3% avg · +20.7 pts
- Masters
- 39%vs 20.6% avg · +18.4 pts
Among 1,737 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
Overall score above the similar-context average
90 +10 pts vs 80
- 90 is 10 points above the 80 average among 2,004 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 3 points
87 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 90 is 8.1 points above the 81.9 average among 196 schools in Region 16: Amarillo reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Science above Region 16: Amarillo averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 67%vs 50.9% avg · +16.1 pts
- Masters
- 39%vs 22.4% avg · +16.6 pts
Among 167 schools in Region 16: Amarillo reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
Overall score above the Region 16: Amarillo average
90 +8.2 pts vs 81.8
- 90 is 8.2 points above the 81.8 average among 208 schools in Region 16: Amarillo reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 3 points
87 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureRecent domain gain
School Progress rose 3 points
87 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 90 is 7.9 points above the 82.1 average among 526 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Science above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 67%vs 49.5% avg · +17.5 pts
- Masters
- 39%vs 21% avg · +18 pts
Among 499 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
Overall score above the similar-size average
90 +7.9 pts vs 82.1
- 90 is 7.9 points above the 82.1 average among 580 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 3 points
87 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 90 is 8.8 points above the 81.2 average among 7,238 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
Science above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 67%vs 47.1% avg · +19.9 pts
- Masters
- 39%vs 22.8% avg · +16.2 pts
Among 6,717 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
Overall score above the Texas average
90 +8.7 pts vs 81.3
- 90 is 8.7 points above the 81.3 average among 7,646 Texas schools reporting this measure.
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Read the full rating context and placement
Kress HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80 average for 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 21 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 282nd of 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 71 others).
Kress HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.8 average for 208 rated schools in Region 16: Amarillo. It is up 21 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 41st of 208 rated schools in Region 16: Amarillo (tied with 13 others).
Kress HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.6 average for 7 rated schools in Swisher County. It is up 21 points since 2021-22.
Kress HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.1 average for 580 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 21 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 121st of 580 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 35 others).
Kress HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 21 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,571st of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 341 others).
Put the numbers in context
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2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 82 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
View the yearly scores and comparisons
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 90 | 80.0 2,004 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | A | 90 | 79.8 1,979 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | B | 80 | 77.9 1,959 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | D | 69 | 78.4 1,926 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | D | 69 | 82.2 1,902 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Kress HS
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,004 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 89 | B | 1 |
| School Progress | 90 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 90 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 72 | C | 8 |
| Relative Performance | 90 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (90), so Student Achievement (89) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,004 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+5.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 464 rated schools reporting
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+6.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 460 rated schools reporting
- Six-Year
- 96.2%+3.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 461 rated schools reporting
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 466 rated schools reporting
These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.
College, career and military readiness
- Total credit for CCMR criteria
- 94.0%+6.1 pts vs similar economic context
| Criterion | This school% of graduates | Averagesimilar economic context | Differencepercentage points | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 94.0% | 87.9% | +6.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 27.8% | 59.6% | −31.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 27.8% | 27.8% | +0.0 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 10.6% | −10.6 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 55.6% | 33.8% | +21.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 44.4% | 38.4% | +6.0 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.7% | −1.7 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 6.6% | −6.6 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.6% | −3.6 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.3% | −3.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 11.1% | 8.0% | +3.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.0% | 3.3% | −3.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting |
Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 127
- Economically disadvantaged
- 63.8%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 8.7%−8.8 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 18.9%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 94.1%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 17.7%+1.2 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Kress HS
- African American 6.3%
- Hispanic 59.1%
- White 34.6%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,004 reporting for every category shown · 2,004 in full cohort
- African American 11%
- Hispanic 51%
- White 31.5%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.7%
Selected comparison average For Region 16: Amarillo · 208 reporting for every category shown · 208 in full cohort
- African American 4.1%
- Hispanic 49.5%
- White 41.7%
- American Indian 0.4%
- Asian 1.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2.6%
Selected comparison average For Swisher County · 7 reporting for every category shown · 7 in full cohort
- African American 4.1%
- Hispanic 50.6%
- White 42.9%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 2.1%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 580 reporting for every category shown · 580 in full cohort
- African American 6.1%
- Hispanic 45.7%
- White 44.1%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 127
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 81
- Emergent bilingual students
- 11
- Special education students
- 24
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 11
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 132
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 8.3%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 127 students in 2025–26, no change from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 127
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- 0
No change
- Change since 2021–22
- −6
Decrease · −4.5%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 127
- Selected comparison
- 622
| School year | Students enrolledKress HS | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 133 | First available year | 636.6 |
| 2022–23 | 145 | Increase of 12 (9.0%) | 643.1 |
| 2023–24 | 130 | Decrease of 15 (10.3%) | 639.9 |
| 2024–25 | 127 | Decrease of 3 (2.3%) | 634.9 |
| 2025–26 | 127 | No change | 622 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- 17
12.9% of cumulative year-end enrollment
- Disciplinary actions
- 24
18.18 per 100 students
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 132
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
- This school
- 12.9%
- Selected comparison
- 12.9%
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
- This school
- 18.18
- Selected comparison
- 30.1
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 139 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 140 | Suppressed | — | 12 | 8.57 | — | 29.7 |
| 2022–23 | 154 | Suppressed | — | 11 | 7.14 | — | 31.9 |
| 2023–24 | 139 | 14 | 10.1% | 16 | 11.51 | 13.1% | 31.6 |
| 2024–25 | 132 | 17 | 12.9% | 24 | 18.18 | 12.9% | 30.1 |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | 17 | 12.9% | 24 | 18.18 | 12.9% | 30.1 |
| In-school suspensions | 13 | 9.8% | 18 | 13.64 | 11.6% | 23.1 |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Kress HS
- Parent district: Kress ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $16,677
- Selected comparison
- $12,656
For 2025, TEA reported $16,677 per student for this campus, $23,185 per student for its parent district, Kress ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Kress HS | Parent district: Kress ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $10,036 | $11,774 | $13,054 | $7,922 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,829 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $11,240 | $13,190 | $13,108 | $8,078 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,845 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $10,573 | $12,380 | $14,058 | $8,665 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,868 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $11,189 | $13,893 | $14,797 | $9,092 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $11,382 | $17,208 | $15,708 | $10,433 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,903 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $10,175 | $16,796 | $16,792 | $11,139 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $13,656 | $19,716 | $18,125 | $12,058 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,955 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $16,677 | $23,185 | $18,972 | $12,656 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,975 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $63,234−$3,155 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 18−24.8 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 7.2−6.7 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Kress HS
- Beginning 9.1%
- 1 to 5 years 25%
- 6 to 10 years 6.3%
- 11 to 20 years 34.7%
- 21 to 30 years 14.8%
- Over 30 years 10.2%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,004 reporting for every category shown · 2,004 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 26.2%
- 6 to 10 years 19.1%
- 11 to 20 years 28%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 4.2%
Selected comparison average For Region 16: Amarillo · 208 reporting for every category shown · 208 in full cohort
- Beginning 6%
- 1 to 5 years 26.5%
- 6 to 10 years 18%
- 11 to 20 years 28.4%
- 21 to 30 years 16.2%
- Over 30 years 5%
Selected comparison average For Swisher County · 7 reporting for every category shown · 7 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.5%
- 1 to 5 years 23.4%
- 6 to 10 years 21.2%
- 11 to 20 years 24.1%
- 21 to 30 years 20.6%
- Over 30 years 3.5%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 580 reporting for every category shown · 580 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.9%
- 1 to 5 years 23.1%
- 6 to 10 years 16.5%
- 11 to 20 years 27.3%
- 21 to 30 years 18.1%
- Over 30 years 6.8%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classKress HS · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary English | 17.4 | 15.1 |
| Secondary languages other than English | 14 | 17.5 |
| Secondary math | 12.5 | 15.9 |
| Secondary science | 15.6 | 17.3 |
| Secondary social studies | 15.1 | 17.2 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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