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Hedley ISD
Donley County · Region 16: Amarillo · 85 students
Hedley ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 89 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.2 average of the 384 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is down 3 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 95.
Ranks 166th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 43 others), and 18th of 59 in Region 16: Amarillo (tied with 3 others).
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5 years of ratings
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.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 89 | 80.2 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 88 | 78.9 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 89 | 77.2 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 92 | 77.8 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 92 | 79.0 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Hedley ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 16: Amarillo
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.
- Hedley ISD
- Similar student population (384)
- Region 16: Amarillo (59)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 87 | B | 3 |
| School Progress | 87 | B | 3 |
| Closing the Gaps | 92 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 57 | F | 3 |
| Relative Performance | 87 | B | 3 |
Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 3 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%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (384)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (384 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+3.7 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+3.6 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+3.6 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 89.0% | +11.0 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 20.0% | 56.7% | −36.7 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 20.0% | 24.8% | −4.8 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 5.1% | −5.1 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 60.0% | 33.1% | +26.9 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 40.0% | 43.2% | −3.2 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.6% | −1.6 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | −3.4 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 2.4% | −2.4 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.5% | −3.5 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 0.0% | 9.1% | −9.1 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.0% | 3.8% | −3.8 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 85
- Economically disadvantaged
- 64.7%+0.5 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 1.2%−11.3 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 30.6%+12.0 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 94.6%+0.2 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 13.5%−2.3 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 1.2%
- Hispanic 30.6%
- White 63.5%
- Two or More Races 4.7%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Hedley ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $1,312 less per student than its peer group, and $10,813 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $49,349−$14,673 vs similar
- Teachers
- 17
- Students per staff member
- 4.9
Teaching experience
- Beginning 10.9%
- 1 to 5 years 44.3%
- 6 to 10 years 22.4%
- 11 to 20 years 10.9%
- 21 to 30 years 5.7%
- Over 30 years 5.7%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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1of 56
Social Studies — Meets
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 56 that report this measure
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4of 380
Social Studies — Meets
Similar student population · of the 380 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 59
Per-student spending
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 59 that report this measure
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9of 56
Social Studies — Masters
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 56 that report this measure
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16of 1,006
Social Studies — Meets
Texas average · of the 1,006 that report this measure · tied with 4 · full ranking
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1of 981
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 981 that report this measure · tied with 506 · full ranking
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1of 975
Four-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 975 that report this measure · tied with 316 · full ranking
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1of 972
Five-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 972 that report this measure · tied with 377
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1of 972
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 972 that report this measure · tied with 359
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1of 972
College, career or military ready
Texas average · of the 972 that report this measure · tied with 156 · full ranking
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1of 372
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Similar student population (standard accountability only) · of the 372 that report this measure · tied with 196
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1of 369
Four-Year Graduation Rate
Similar student population (standard accountability only) · of the 369 that report this measure · tied with 122
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
1 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedley School | K-12 | B | 89 | 85 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.