Top Rankings
Prairie Valley Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 127 students in Prairie Valley Independent School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Texas.
High School in Prairie Valley Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the Texas public high school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 47% statewide average).
High School in Prairie Valley Independent School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the Texas average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Prairie Valley School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Texas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public high school average of 74% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,552 Schools
# Students
191 Students
1,864,677 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
125,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Prairie Valley Independent School District, which is ranked #301 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#253 out of 1204 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
46%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
14%
53%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
77%
26%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,340 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,387. The school district revenue/student has declined by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,058 is higher than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has declined by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$74,029 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$78,063 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,340
$13,387
Spending / Student
$17,058
$14,116
Best Prairie Valley Independent School District High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Prairie Valley School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
12920 Fm 103
Nocona, TX 76255
(940) 825-4425
Nocona, TX 76255
(940) 825-4425
Grades: PK-12
| 127 students
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