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West Texas Secondary School

Hutchinson County · Region 16: Amarillo · 287 students

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Current score
93/1002025-26
Change
+6 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+6.7 ptsvs 86.3 average · 1,143 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
138 of 1,143tied with 60 others
A93

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 86 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 86.3 average for 1,143 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 2 points

91 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 93 is 6.7 points above the 86.3 average among 1,143 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
73%vs 60.8% avg · +12.2 pts
Masters
47%vs 32.5% avg · +14.5 pts

Among 1,025 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

West Texas Secondary School is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 86.3 average for 1,143 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 6 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 138th of 1,143 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 60 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
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageWest Texas Secondary School 8788889193 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 B with 86 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
2025-26A9386.3 1,143 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9186.2 1,119 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8884.8 1,103 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8885.1 1,090 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8786.6 1,074 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+5.1 vs similar economic context · 1,116 reporting
  • School Progress87 B+3.4 vs similar economic context · 1,113 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps95 A+11.3 vs similar economic context · 1,104 reporting
  • Academic Growth77 C−2.4 vs similar economic context · 1,094 reporting
  • Relative Performance87 B+7.1 vs similar economic context · 1,113 reporting
  • West Texas Secondary School
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,143 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement92A—
School Progress87B3
Closing the Gaps95A—
Academic Growth77C3
Relative Performance87B3

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 (92), so School Progress (87) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level82%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,116 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,116 reporting
  • Masters grade level24%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,116 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level79%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,115 reporting
  • Meets grade level60%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,115 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,115 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level82%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,112 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,112 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,112 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level95%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,025 reporting
  • Meets grade level73%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,025 reporting
  • Masters grade level47%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,025 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 578 reporting
  • Meets grade level51%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 578 reporting
  • Masters grade level27%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 578 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,143 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%+6.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 329 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+7.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
97.3%+4.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 329 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 329 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
98.0%+8.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria98.0%89.1%+8.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course59.3%63.0%−3.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA20.4%39.6%−19.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%17.5%−17.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course77.8%37.9%+39.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification14.8%36.0%−21.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate7.4%0.9%+6.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree7.4%4.5%+2.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%6.2%−6.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness9.3%2.6%+6.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student9.3%6.9%+2.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces1.9%3.2%−1.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 331 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
42

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
16

38.1% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
25

59.5% of graduates

Not trackable
1

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
42
Selected comparison
271.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 286 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
16
Selected comparison
131.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 286 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
38.1%
Selected comparison
49.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 286 rated schools reporting

−10.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
59.5%
Selected comparison
45.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 286 rated schools reporting

+13.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
2.4%
Selected comparison
5.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 286 rated schools reporting

−3.0 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. FRANK PHILLIPS COLLEGE (003568)7
  2. WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (003665)5

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
287
Economically disadvantaged
33.8%−1.1 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
1.4%−9.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
21.3%+3.6 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
96.0%+0.9 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
8.7%−2.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

West Texas Secondary School

African American: 0.3%Hispanic: 24.7%White: 69.3%American Indian: 0.7%Two or More Races: 4.9%
  • African American 0.3%
  • Hispanic 24.7%
  • White 69.3%
  • American Indian 0.7%
  • Two or More Races 4.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,143 reporting for every category shown · 1,143 in full cohort

African American: 9%Hispanic: 31.7%White: 47.8%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 6.3%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 4.7%
  • African American 9%
  • Hispanic 31.7%
  • White 47.8%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 6.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 4.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
287
Economically disadvantaged students
97
Emergent bilingual students
4
Special education students
61

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
42
Students in TEA mobility denominator
329
TEA-published mobility rate
12.8%

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 287 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 17 (5.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
287

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−17

Decrease · −5.6%

Change since 2021–22
+109

Increase · +61.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
287
Selected comparison
763.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,121 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for West Texas Secondary School
School yearStudents enrolledWest Texas Secondary SchoolChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 178 First available year 774.6
2022–23 308 Increase of 130 (73.0%) 776.6
2023–24 311 Increase of 3 (1.0%) 775.2
2024–25 304 Decrease of 7 (2.3%) 771.1
2025–26 287 Decrease of 17 (5.6%) 763.6

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
47

14.3% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
69

20.97 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
329

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
14.3%
Selected comparison
9.7%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 876 rated schools reporting

+4.6 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
20.97
Selected comparison
20.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 955 rated schools reporting

+0.5 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for West Texas Secondary School
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 209 10 4.8% 16 7.66 7.9% 14.5
2021–22 193 19 9.8% 34 17.62 10.0% 20.7
2022–23 327 45 13.8% 68 20.80 10.3% 21.8
2023–24 328 49 14.9% 74 22.56 10.1% 22
2024–25 329 47 14.3% 69 20.97 9.7% 20.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for West Texas Secondary School in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 47 14.3% 69 20.97 9.7% 20.5
In-school suspensions 24 7.3% 31 9.42 8.7% 15.8
Out-of-school suspensions 16 4.9% 19 5.78 4.8% 6.6
DAEP placements 16 4.9% 19 5.78 3.5% 4.1
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$18k$30k20182020202220242025
  • West Texas Secondary School
  • Parent district: Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$13,451
Selected comparison
$11,866

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,119 rated schools reporting

+$1,585 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $13,451 per student for this campus, $27,515 per student for its parent district, Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD, $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
YearWest Texas Secondary SchoolParent district: Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$14,179$19,691$13,054$7,664 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,019 rated schools reporting
2019$13,317$18,287$13,108$7,773 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,033 rated schools reporting
2020$12,570$18,023$14,058$8,118 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,041 rated schools reporting
2021$12,935$20,397$14,797$8,569 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,053 rated schools reporting
2022$13,912$20,858$15,708$9,827 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,073 rated schools reporting
2023$10,011$20,621$16,792$10,403 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,091 rated schools reporting
2024$10,663$28,161$18,125$11,438 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,103 rated schools reporting
2025$13,451$27,515$18,972$11,866 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,119 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
$62,751−$5,198 vs similar economic context
Teachers
38−12.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
7.7−6.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

West Texas Secondary School

Beginning: 7.7%1 to 5 years: 26.1%6 to 10 years: 18.1%11 to 20 years: 18.1%21 to 30 years: 23.5%Over 30 years: 6.4%
  • Beginning 7.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 26.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 18.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 23.5%
  • Over 30 years 6.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,143 reporting for every category shown · 1,143 in full cohort

Beginning: 5%1 to 5 years: 22.6%6 to 10 years: 19.6%11 to 20 years: 31.9%21 to 30 years: 17.3%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 5%
  • 1 to 5 years 22.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 31.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.3%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for West Texas Secondary School in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classWest Texas Secondary School · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 615.618.5
Secondary English7.316.4
Secondary math11.917.3
Secondary science10.218.7
Secondary social studies8.318.7

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 164 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

2 measures

  • 1of 12

    Overall score

    Hutchinson County · of the 12 that report this measure

  • 1of 10

    Attendance

    Hutchinson County · of the 10 that report this measure

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

3 measures

  • 2of 65

    Earned a level I or level II certificate

    Region 16: Amarillo · of the 65 that report this measure

  • 2of 11

    Per-student spending

    Hutchinson County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 2of 10

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Hutchinson County · of the 10 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 6of 65

    Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness

    Region 16: Amarillo · of the 65 that report this measure

  • 7of 65

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Region 16: Amarillo · of the 65 that report this measure

  • 8of 167

    Science — Masters

    Region 16: Amarillo · of the 167 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 9of 65

    Earned an associate degree

    Region 16: Amarillo · of the 65 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

1 measure

  • 105of 2,283

    Closing the Gaps

    Similar size · of the 2,283 that report this measure · tied with 40

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.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 117904001.