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C

Plainview Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Plainview and Edmonson.

Plainview’s School Grade C better than 28% of Texas school districts

Students
4,077
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,571
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$60.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Plainview Independent School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the TX average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2022–23
  • Debt of $60.4M, about $14,809 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CPlainview 19,314Edmonson 87

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plainview. Grade by grade →

PK–43 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Plainview J HThis district
9–12Plainview H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 40.9% · 2,553 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 51.1% · 2,689 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.3% · 345 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,571 per student · 6% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 55%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,662’22
4,277’23
4,077’24

Down 12.5% since 2022–23.

Students
Hispanic 83%White 12%Black 3%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Central El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Plainview
505 students15:1
North El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Plainview
492 students16:1
South El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Plainview
456 students16:1
Plainview Int
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Plainview
554 students13:1
Hale County Jjaep
Secondary · Grades 6–11 · Plainview
18 students
Plainview J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Plainview
634 students13:1
Plainview H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Plainview
A
1,418 students13:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.