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Schools in Paducah

Paducah’s public schools

Paducah Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paducah. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▲ 61% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
156 students on the public path
In brief

Paducah’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Paducah’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Paducah School places highest (better than 46%); Paducah School lowest (46%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Paducah, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Paducah SchoolPaducah Independent School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Paducah Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Paducah Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 156 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$20,689TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51.1% · 84 students tested
Math27%
State average 40.9% · 81 students tested

Paducah vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Paducah’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paducah—Paducah Independent

Every school in Paducah

1 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).

District schools in Paducahby address
Paducah School
Grades PK–12
B−
156 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Paducah’s schools

Are Paducah’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paducah. Paducah Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paducah. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paducah in?

Paducah Independent School District.

Where do Paducah kids go to high school?

Paducah School.

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What Paducah 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). Stars are from neighbors.