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Plains HS

Yoakum County · Region 17: Lubbock · 118 students

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Current score
88/1002025-26
Change
−4 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+5.7 ptsvs 82.3 average · 1,641 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
433 of 1,641tied with 65 others
B88

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 95 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 82.3 average for 1,641 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 2 points

86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 88 is 5.7 points above the 82.3 average among 1,641 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Academic Growth rose 7 points

74 to 81 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 81 is 5 points above the 76 average among 1,553 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
78%vs 53% avg · +25 pts
Masters
37%vs 25.5% avg · +11.5 pts

Among 1,466 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Read the full rating context and placement

Plains HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.3 average for 1,641 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 4 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 433rd of 1,641 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 65 others).

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

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averagePlains HS 9291868688 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 95 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
2025-26B8882.3 1,641 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8682.6 1,613 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8680.6 1,587 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9181.1 1,568 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9283.6 1,547 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 Achievement88 B+5.8 vs similar economic context · 1,588 reporting
  • School Progress84 B+2.3 vs similar economic context · 1,582 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps88 B+8.4 vs similar economic context · 1,569 reporting
  • Academic Growth81 B+5.0 vs similar economic context · 1,553 reporting
  • Relative Performance84 B+4.8 vs similar economic context · 1,582 reporting
  • Plains HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,641 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement88B2
School Progress84B6
Closing the Gaps88B2
Academic Growth81B9
Relative Performance84B6

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 2 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

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 Student Achievement (88), so School Progress (84) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 88.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level81%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,588 reporting
  • Meets grade level49%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,588 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,588 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,586 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,586 reporting
  • Masters grade level2%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,586 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,579 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,579 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,579 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,466 reporting
  • Meets grade level78%+25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,466 reporting
  • Masters grade level37%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,466 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level100%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 820 reporting
  • Meets grade level70%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 820 reporting
  • Masters grade level26%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 820 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,641 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%+7.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 436 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+7.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 435 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
100.0%+8.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 434 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 438 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%+5.7 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria94.0%88.3%+5.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course84.8%59.4%+25.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA27.3%30.0%−2.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%11.0%−11.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course42.4%34.0%+8.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification3.0%38.4%−35.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.4%−1.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree9.1%4.4%+4.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.7%−4.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.1%−3.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student3.0%7.3%−4.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.0%3.4%−0.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 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.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
30

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
21

70.0% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
7

23.3% of graduates

Not trackable
2

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
30
Selected comparison
217.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 379 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
21
Selected comparison
94.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 379 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
70.0%
Selected comparison
45.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 379 rated schools reporting

+24.2 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
23.3%
Selected comparison
49.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 379 rated schools reporting

−26.6 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
6.7%
Selected comparison
4.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 379 rated schools reporting

+2.4 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (003611)8

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
118
Economically disadvantaged
48.3%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
8.5%−4.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.0%−7.6 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.1%+0.5 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
13.5%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Plains HS

Hispanic: 69.5%White: 29.7%Two or More Races: 0.8%
  • Hispanic 69.5%
  • White 29.7%
  • Two or More Races 0.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,641 reporting for every category shown · 1,641 in full cohort

African American: 9.3%Hispanic: 39.7%White: 42.9%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.3%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.2%
  • African American 9.3%
  • Hispanic 39.7%
  • White 42.9%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
118
Economically disadvantaged students
57
Emergent bilingual students
10
Special education students
13

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
12
Students in TEA mobility denominator
135
TEA-published mobility rate
8.9%

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 118 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 11 (8.5%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
118

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−11

Decrease · −8.5%

Change since 2021–22
−15

Decrease · −11.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
118
Selected comparison
656.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,604 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Plains HS
School yearStudents enrolledPlains HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 133 First available year 656.8
2022–23 132 Decrease of 1 (0.8%) 662.2
2023–24 134 Increase of 2 (1.5%) 660.8
2024–25 129 Decrease of 5 (3.7%) 658
2025–26 118 Decrease of 11 (8.5%) 656.2

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
16

11.8% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
22

16.30 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
135

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
11.8%
Selected comparison
11.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,277 rated schools reporting

−0.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
16.3
Selected comparison
26.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,372 rated schools reporting

−10.0 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Plains HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 145 Suppressed — 10 6.90 — 18
2021–22 140 13 9.3% 17 12.14 11.8% 25.7
2022–23 139 13 9.3% 19 13.67 12.2% 27.4
2023–24 140 Suppressed — 10 7.14 — 27.9
2024–25 135 16 11.8% 22 16.30 11.9% 26.3
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Plains HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 16 11.8% 22 16.30 11.9% 26.3
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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.

$7k$33k$58k20182020202220242025
  • Plains HS
  • Parent district: Plains ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$15,539
Selected comparison
$12,031

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,611 rated schools reporting

+$3,508 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $15,539 per student for this campus, $55,332 per student for its parent district, Plains 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
YearPlains HSParent district: Plains ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$12,148$24,092$13,054$7,827 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,489 rated schools reporting
2019$10,812$20,609$13,108$8,015 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,508 rated schools reporting
2020$12,631$22,820$14,058$8,513 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,520 rated schools reporting
2021$11,479$28,117$14,797$8,908 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,539 rated schools reporting
2022$13,055$29,742$15,708$10,185 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,549 rated schools reporting
2023$14,022$41,202$16,792$10,630 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,567 rated schools reporting
2024$16,119$53,217$18,125$11,596 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,585 rated schools reporting
2025$15,539$55,332$18,972$12,031 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,611 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
$64,768−$2,228 vs similar economic context
Teachers
19−23.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
6.1−14.0 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Plains HS

Beginning: 10.9%1 to 5 years: 19.7%6 to 10 years: 17.6%11 to 20 years: 23.3%21 to 30 years: 27.5%Over 30 years: 0.5%
  • Beginning 10.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 19.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 17.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 23.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 27.5%
  • Over 30 years 0.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,641 reporting for every category shown · 1,641 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.6%1 to 5 years: 24.1%6 to 10 years: 19.4%11 to 20 years: 29.7%21 to 30 years: 16.8%Over 30 years: 4.2%
  • Beginning 5.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 29.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.8%
  • Over 30 years 4.2%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Plains HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classPlains HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English10.415.1
Secondary languages other than English4.317.5
Secondary math8.916.1
Secondary science11.717.6
Secondary social studies1317.6

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 school ranks best

Out of 160 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.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

2 measures

  • 5of 161

    Science — Meets

    Region 17: Lubbock · of the 161 that report this measure

  • 6of 65

    Earned an associate degree

    Region 17: Lubbock · of the 65 that report this measure · tied with 1

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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