Pampa J H, Pampa TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Pampa J H

Pampa J H is a mid-sized public junior high serving grades six through eight in Pampa, Texas, a working-class county seat in the Panhandle with a mostly older housing stock and a heritage tied to oil and cattle. The school sits on Bad Cattle Company Road, geographically separated from the city's downtown core.

The school enrolls a student body that is roughly half Hispanic and half white, with a substantial share from low-income households. More than half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Specific counts for students with disabilities or English learners were not reported in the available data.

On state assessments, Pampa J H shows an uneven picture across grades and subjects. In English language arts, sixth and seventh graders each show proficiency around the midpoint, while eighth graders perform slightly above it. Math proficiency is notably weaker, particularly in seventh grade, where it falls sharply below the other two grades. Eighth grade math pulls upward to about the midpoint. Science and social studies, tested only in eighth grade, sit below the midpoint in both subjects. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the four districts in Gray County, though readers may want to look into the school's math outcomes further, especially the steep seventh-grade dip, to understand whether that reflects grade-level transition, specific curriculum changes, or other factors.

The school operates within Pampa ISD, which serves the town and surrounding area. Like the town itself, the district faces a demographic context of slow population decline offset by small signs of residential and economic renewal. New housing developments are being planned for the first time in decades, and local investment in school facilities is ongoing. Housing costs in the Pampa area remain well below state and national medians, making the community affordable for working families, though that affordability reflects limited local wage growth and an economy still anchored in manufacturing and oil-and-gas extraction.

No data was available on the school's course offerings, special programs, staffing, attendance, or discipline practices. No graduation rate is applicable to a junior high. The school's website information was not provided, so prospective families may want to reach out to the district directly for details on academics, student support, activities, and how the school approaches the transition years between elementary and high school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 76%

School 6% · District 6%

▼ 21 pts below state median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 9 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Science

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 27%

▲ 3 pts above state median

This schoolPAMPA ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income35%Higher-income62%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income61%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income73%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income40%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income4%Higher-income10%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income70%31 pp gap