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Geographic public school district

Pawnee ISD

Bee County · Region 02: Corpus Christi · 252 students

Official district websiteEnrollment, registration and eligibility

Current score
78/1002025-26
Change
−12 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−5.5 ptsvs 83.5 average · 305 rated districts serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
240 of 305tied with 15 others
C78

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 87 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 83.5 average for 305 rated districts serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 11 points

73 to 84 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 84 is 2.7 points above the 81.3 average among 304 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

10.3% −2.1 pts vs 12.4%

  • 10.3% is 2.1 percentage points lower than the 12.4% average among 305 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

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 district.

Read the full rating context and placement

Pawnee ISD is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.5 average for 305 rated districts serving a similar economic context. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 240th of 305 rated districts serving a similar economic context (tied with 15 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this district serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Students crossing district lines
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Community around the district
  11. 1 schools in this district
  12. Spending per student
  13. Teachers
  14. Where this district ranks best
  15. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averagePawnee ISD 9083748278 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 87 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
2025-26C7883.5 305 reporting81.7 1,019 reporting
2024-25B8282.6 305 reporting80.3 1,019 reporting
2023-24C7480.8 305 reporting78.7 1,017 reporting
2022-23B8381.4 305 reporting79.2 1,018 reporting
2021-22A9082.2 305 reporting80.6 1,017 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 Achievement75 C−9.1 vs similar economic context · 305 reporting
  • School Progress74 C−7.5 vs similar economic context · 305 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps84 B+2.7 vs similar economic context · 304 reporting
  • Academic Growth74 C−0.3 vs similar economic context · 305 reporting
  • Relative Performance73 C−7.7 vs similar economic context · 305 reporting
  • Pawnee ISD
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (305 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement75C5
School Progress74C6
Closing the Gaps84B6
Academic Growth74C6
Relative Performance73C7

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 5 points below B 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 district that better measure is Student Achievement (75), so School Progress (74) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 75.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level75%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level80%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
  • Meets grade level53%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level67%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
  • Meets grade level43%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level72%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 304 reporting
  • Meets grade level34%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 304 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 304 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level86%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 296 reporting
  • Meets grade level57%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 296 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 296 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (305 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 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
0.0%−96.1 pts vs similar economic context average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 292 rated districts reporting
Five-Year
0.0%−96.3 pts vs similar economic context average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 291 rated districts reporting
Six-Year
0.0%−96.5 pts vs similar economic context average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 290 rated districts reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 293 rated districts reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only districts in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported district rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only districts for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this district serves

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

Students
252
Economically disadvantaged
45.6%−1.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
3.2%−4.9 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
13.5%−4.4 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.0%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
10.3%−2.1 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Pawnee ISD

African American: 2.8%Hispanic: 71.8%White: 21.8%American Indian: 0.4%Pacific Islander: 0.8%Two or More Races: 2.4%
  • African American 2.8%
  • Hispanic 71.8%
  • White 21.8%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Pacific Islander 0.8%
  • Two or More Races 2.4%

Selected comparison average For districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting for every category shown · 305 in full cohort

African American: 4.3%Hispanic: 33.3%White: 57%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 1.3%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 3.6%
  • African American 4.3%
  • Hispanic 33.3%
  • White 57%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 1.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 3.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
252
Economically disadvantaged students
115
Emergent bilingual students
8
Special education students
34

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 252 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 378 (60.0%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
252

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−378

Decrease · −60.0%

Change since 2021–22
−246

Decrease · −49.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This district
252
Selected comparison
5,010.7

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Pawnee ISD
School yearStudents enrolledPawnee ISDChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 498 First available year 4,889.3
2022–23 465 Decrease of 33 (6.6%) 4,986.3
2023–24 577 Increase of 112 (24.1%) 5,017.7
2024–25 630 Increase of 53 (9.2%) 5,049.3
2025–26 252 Decrease of 378 (60.0%) 5,010.7

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting districts in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this district'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.

Students crossing district lines

How many students live in one public-school district and attend in another. These are movement counts, not a measure of family satisfaction or school quality.

Transfers in
112

Live in another district; attend here · 2025–26

Transfers out
31

Live here; attend in another public district or charter · 2025–26

Transfers in minus transfers out
+81

Arithmetic context only

Transfers in · 2025–26

This district
112
Selected comparison
266.4

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 295 rated districts reporting

Transfers out · 2025–26

This district
31
Selected comparison
572

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 283 rated districts reporting

Transfers in minus out · 2025–26

This district
+81
Selected comparison
−310

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 276 rated districts reporting

Official transfer totals by school year for Pawnee ISD
School yearTransfers inPawnee ISDTransfers outPawnee ISDIn minus outPawnee ISDTransfers inselected comparison averageTransfers outselected comparison averageIn minus outselected comparison average
2021–22 80 38 +42 217 433.6 −224
2022–23 75 35 +40 219.7 477.6 −263
2023–24 76 36 +40 230 489 −267
2024–25 138 40 +98 248.6 550.8 −308
2025–26 112 31 +81 266.4 572 −310

Largest reported origins for transfers in

  1. Beeville ISD 01390174
  2. Kenedy ISD 12890211

Top reported flows only. TEA published 2 of 12 counterpart counts and masked 10.

Largest reported destinations for transfers out

  1. Pettus ISD 01390311

Top reported flows only. TEA published 1 of 9 counterpart counts and masked 8.

Selected comparison figures are average reported counts, not rates; group size and district enrollment affect them. They provide scale context and are not a performance judgment. This district's official totals do not change when the comparison does.

Source: TEA Student Transfer Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The totals are TEA's official district rows; this site does not add masked detail cells. A transfer records a mismatch between district of residence and public district or charter of attendance. It does not say why a family transferred, whether the move was optional, or whether either school is better.

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
704

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Pawnee ISD
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 370 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 564 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 562 Suppressed — 14 2.49 — 21.5
2023–24 671 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 704 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Pawnee ISD 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 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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 districts can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this district'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.

Community around the district

A district serves a place as well as a roster. These Census estimates describe the resident community without treating its circumstances as an explanation or a verdict on students.

People living inside the district boundary
627

2024 Census estimate

Children ages 5–17
87

Living inside the boundary

Children ages 5–17 in families in poverty
11

12.6%

School-age child poverty rate
12.6%

11 of 87

Boundary population

This district
627
Selected comparison
31,247.8

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

School-age population

This district
87
Selected comparison
5,524.8

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

School-age population in poverty

This district
11
Selected comparison
638.3

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

School-age child poverty rate

This district
12.6%
Selected comparison
13.9%

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

−1.3 pts vs similar economic context

Population averages provide neutral scale context and can differ sharply across a region, county or the state. The poverty-rate comparison is the like-for-like percentage; none of these Census measures is treated as school performance.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, fetched 24 August 2026. These are modeled estimates for residents inside the geographic district, not the students enrolled by the district. A family's poverty status is context, never a school-quality measure.

1 schools in this district

Number of schools in the district

This district
1
Selected comparison
7.5

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

The selected comparison is a neutral average district size. This district's school count and school-type mix remain its own facts.

K-12
1
Browse all 1 schoolsName, type, rating, score and enrollment
Schools in this district
SchoolTypeRatingScoreStudents
Pawnee Elem / JH/HSK-12C78252

Spending per student

The selected txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference stay visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$11k$21k$30k20182020202220242025
  • Pawnee ISD
  • TEA peer group
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This district
$18,875
Selected comparison
$22,993

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

−$4,118 vs similar economic context

This district spends $2,600 less per student than TEA's peer group, and $97 less per student than the state average.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearPawnee ISDTEA peer groupTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$12,557$14,290$13,054$14,010 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting
2019$16,042$14,384$13,108$14,181 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting
2020$13,367$15,250$14,058$15,361 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting
2021$20,889$17,863$14,797$16,305 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting
2022$17,943$19,817$15,708$17,893 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting
2023$25,961$21,827$16,792$19,638 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting
2024$23,504$19,654$18,125$21,983 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting
2025$18,875$21,475$18,972$22,993 average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts 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

Average salary
$82,137+$16,876 vs similar economic context
Teachers
24−318.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
10.4−2.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Pawnee ISD

Beginning: 7.9%1 to 5 years: 12%6 to 10 years: 26.6%11 to 20 years: 22.8%21 to 30 years: 22.8%Over 30 years: 7.5%
  • Beginning 7.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 12%
  • 6 to 10 years 26.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 22.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 22.8%
  • Over 30 years 7.5%

Selected comparison average For districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 reporting for every category shown · 305 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.4%1 to 5 years: 22.2%6 to 10 years: 17.6%11 to 20 years: 30.5%21 to 30 years: 18.9%Over 30 years: 5.4%
  • Beginning 5.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 22.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 17.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 30.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 18.9%
  • Over 30 years 5.4%

Teacher turnover over time

TEA reported a 47.4% teacher turnover rate in 2024–25.

Teacher turnover rate · 2024–25

This district
47.4%
Selected comparison
18.9%

average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated districts reporting

+28.5 pts vs similar economic context
District teacher turnover rate by school year for Pawnee ISD
School yearTeacher turnover ratePawnee ISDAverage turnover rateselected comparison
2020–2156.4%15.0%
2021–2239.5%18.1%
2022–2346.7%20.9%
2023–2425.0%19.8%
2024–2547.4%18.9%

TEA defines this district rate as the share of teacher full-time equivalents from the prior fall who are not employed as teachers in the district in the current fall. That can include leaving the district or remaining in a different role; it is not a campus-level measure. The comparison average changes with the selected group; this district's reported rate does not.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this district ranks best

Out of 112 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

3 measures

  • 5of 39

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 39 that report this measure

  • 8of 42

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 42 that report this measure

  • 10of 42

    Attendance

    Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 42 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district 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 district; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district 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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