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Schools in Waka

Waka’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 7% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,496 students on the public path
In brief

Waka’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Waka’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Perryton H S places highest (better than 87%); James L Wright El lowest (58%). 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 Waka, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KPerryton Kinderin PerrytonNo scores
1–3James L Wright Elin PerrytonB
6–8Perryton J Hin PerrytonA−
9–12Perryton H Sin PerrytonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Perryton 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.

Perryton Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,802 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,908TX $12,815 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51.1% · 1049 students tested
Math52%
State average 40.9% · 1015 students tested

Waka vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waka—Perryton Independent

Every school in Waka

4 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).

Also serving Wakain other towns
Perryton Kinder
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Perryton
167 students15:1Rate it →
James L Wright El
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Perryton
B
385 students15:1Rate it →
Perryton J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Perryton
A−
395 students13:1Rate it →
Perryton H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Perryton
A
549 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Waka’s schools

Are Waka’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waka. Perryton Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waka. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waka in?

Perryton Independent School District.

Where do Waka kids go to high school?

Perryton H S.

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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.