Photo: Shane.torgerson · CC BY-SA 3.0Monahans’s public schools outscore 54% of Texas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Monahans, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Monahans’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Monahans’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent spends $13,514 per student and Wink-Loving Independent $28,335, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Monahans’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Texas school districts, #270 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Monahans, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Monahans
George Cullender Kind
Grades PK–K · 259 students · 26:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Monahans
George Cullender Kind
Grades PK–K · 259 students · 26:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Monahans
Tatom El
Grades 1–2 · 326 students · 20:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Monahans
Tatom El
Grades 1–2 · 326 students · 20:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Monahans
Parkway El
Grades 3–6 · 646 students · 21:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Monahans
Parkway El
Grades 3–6 · 646 students · 21:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Monahans
Parkway El
Grades 3–6 · 646 students · 21:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Monahans
Parkway El
Grades 3–6 · 646 students · 21:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Monahans
Walker J H
Grades 7–8 · 318 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Monahans
Walker J H
Grades 7–8 · 318 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Monahans
Monahans H S
Grades 9–12 · 624 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Monahans
Monahans H S
Grades 9–12 · 624 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Monahans
Monahans H S
Grades 9–12 · 624 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Monahans
Monahans H S
Grades 9–12 · 624 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Monahans runs its own schools through grade 12 (Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wink-Loving Independent School District, shared with Wink. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Monahans
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Monahans vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Monahans’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Monahans | B− | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent PK–12 · Wink-Loving Independent PK–12 |
| Thorntonville | — | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent |
Every school in Monahans
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Monahans Ed CTR).
Questions about Monahans’s schools
Are Monahans’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Monahans children attend outscore 54% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #270 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Monahans in?
Two districts: Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Wink-Loving Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Wink.
Where do Monahans kids go to high school?
Monahans H S, with 624 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Monahans’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Monahans spend per student?
$13,514 in Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District and $28,335 in Wink-Loving Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Monahans families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.