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 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 127 students in Prairie Valley Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in Prairie Valley Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public middle school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,740 Schools
# Students
191 Students
1,486,405 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
102,891 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Prairie Valley Independent School District, which is ranked #407 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#367 out of 1202 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
44%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
46%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥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 $13,398. 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 $14,129. 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
$13,398
Spending / Student
$17,058
$14,129
Best Prairie Valley Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Prairie Valley School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
12920 Fm 103
Nocona, TX 76255
(940) 825-4425
Nocona, TX 76255
(940) 825-4425
Gr: PK-12 | 127 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
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