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Paint Creek School

Haskell County · Region 14: Abilene · 117 students

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Current score
94/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+13.0 ptsvs 81 average · 1,893 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
75 of 1,893tied with 39 others
A94

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 92 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 81 average for 1,893 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 5 points

89 to 94 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 94 is 13 points above the 81 average among 1,893 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

School Progress rose 5 points

88 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 93 is 11.7 points above the 81.3 average among 1,814 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Top placement

Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

33.3% Tied for 2nd of 527 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure · 2025-26 · 2 share this value

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Paint Creek School is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81 average for 1,893 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 75th of 1,893 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 39 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averagePaint Creek School 9391918994 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

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 A with 92 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
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9481.0 1,893 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8981.0 1,866 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9179.0 1,841 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9179.6 1,810 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9382.6 1,783 reporting83.7 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.

  • Student Achievement92 A+12.0 vs similar economic context · 1,822 reporting
  • School Progress93 A+11.7 vs similar economic context · 1,814 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps95 A+16.8 vs similar economic context · 1,798 reporting
  • Academic Growth77 C+2.4 vs similar economic context · 1,763 reporting
  • Relative Performance93 A+13.6 vs similar economic context · 1,814 reporting
  • Paint Creek School
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,893 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement92A—
School Progress93A—
Closing the Gaps95A—
Academic Growth77C3
Relative Performance93A—

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 (93), so Student Achievement (92) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 93.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level85%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,822 reporting
  • Meets grade level51%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,822 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,822 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level86%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,819 reporting
  • Meets grade level60%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,819 reporting
  • Masters grade level20%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,819 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level91%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,809 reporting
  • Meets grade level48%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,809 reporting
  • Masters grade level26%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,809 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
  • Meets grade level43%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
  • Masters grade level11%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level53%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 932 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 932 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 932 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,893 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%+6.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 490 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
100.0%+7.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 486 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 493 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
100.0%+12.1 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria100.0%87.9%+12.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 524 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course33.3%58.6%−25.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA33.3%27.9%+5.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%9.9%−9.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course66.7%33.9%+32.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification50.0%38.0%+12.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.8%−1.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%5.4%−5.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.8%−3.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.2%−3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student33.3%7.7%+25.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces16.7%3.5%+13.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 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
117
Economically disadvantaged
56.9%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
0.9%−13.8 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.4%−2.4 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.6%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
12.7%−2.8 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Paint Creek School

African American: 4.3%Hispanic: 43.1%White: 50%Two or More Races: 2.6%
  • African American 4.3%
  • Hispanic 43.1%
  • White 50%
  • Two or More Races 2.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,893 reporting for every category shown · 1,893 in full cohort

African American: 10%Hispanic: 45.7%White: 37.4%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.5%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.9%
  • African American 10%
  • Hispanic 45.7%
  • White 37.4%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.9%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
116
Economically disadvantaged students
66
Emergent bilingual students
1
Special education students
19

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
15
Students in TEA mobility denominator
104
TEA-published mobility rate
14.4%

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 117 students in 2025–26, an increase of 6 (5.4%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
117

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+6

Increase · +5.4%

Change since 2021–22
+22

Increase · +23.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
117
Selected comparison
628.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,855 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Paint Creek School
School yearStudents enrolledPaint Creek SchoolChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 95 First available year 632.6
2022–23 100 Increase of 5 (5.3%) 638.9
2023–24 104 Increase of 4 (4.0%) 638
2024–25 111 Increase of 7 (6.7%) 634.3
2025–26 117 Increase of 6 (5.4%) 628.1

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
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Suppressed

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
122

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Paint Creek School
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 104 Suppressed — 10 9.62 — 18.7
2021–22 119 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 123 12 9.8% 14 11.38 12.8% 29.6
2023–24 119 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 122 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Paint Creek School in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
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.

$7k$42k$77k20182020202220242025
  • Paint Creek School
  • Parent district: Paint Creek ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$25,053
Selected comparison
$12,404

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,863 rated schools reporting

+$12,649 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $25,053 per student for this campus, $46,734 per student for its parent district, Paint Creek ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearPaint Creek SchoolParent district: Paint Creek ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$12,725$48,958$13,054$7,954 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,717 rated schools reporting
2019$13,153$24,901$13,108$8,116 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,736 rated schools reporting
2020$16,995$27,549$14,058$8,710 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,755 rated schools reporting
2021$19,159$28,852$14,797$9,084 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,767 rated schools reporting
2022$24,163$43,576$15,708$10,510 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,785 rated schools reporting
2023$24,072$73,058$16,792$11,060 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,810 rated schools reporting
2024$26,726$59,726$18,125$11,804 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,838 rated schools reporting
2025$25,053$46,734$18,972$12,404 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,863 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
$65,082−$1,458 vs similar economic context
Teachers
15−26.9 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
7.9−11.4 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Paint Creek School

Beginning: 6.8%1 to 5 years: 11.6%6 to 10 years: 18.4%11 to 20 years: 30.6%21 to 30 years: 17.7%Over 30 years: 14.3%
  • Beginning 6.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 11.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 30.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.7%
  • Over 30 years 14.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,893 reporting for every category shown · 1,893 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.8%1 to 5 years: 25%6 to 10 years: 19.3%11 to 20 years: 28.7%21 to 30 years: 16.4%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 5.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 25%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.4%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Paint Creek School in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classPaint Creek School · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten1317.9
Grade 11018.2
Grade 2918.4
Grade 3818.8
Grade 41019
Grade 51019.7
Grade 6817.4
Secondary English7.514.8
Secondary languages other than English9.517.2
Secondary math8.115.6
Secondary science10.217.1
Secondary social studies6.617

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 12 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 school ranks best

Out of 156 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

1 measure

  • 1of 47

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 47 that report this measure · tied with 2

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 527

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 527 that report this measure · tied with 1

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

5 measures

  • 5of 112

    School Progress

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 112 that report this measure

  • 5of 112

    Relative Performance

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 112 that report this measure

  • 9of 122

    Per-student spending

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 122 that report this measure

  • 9of 47

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 47 that report this measure

  • 10of 113

    Math — Approaches

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 113 that report this measure · tied with 1

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

1 measure

  • 49of 1,798

    Closing the Gaps

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,798 that report this measure · tied with 23

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

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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