Original Research by School Decision on Pecos H S
Pecos High School is a four-year public school serving grades nine through twelve in Pecos, a Trans-Pecos oil-and-gas hub that has grown rapidly over the past few years. The school sits in a town that has shifted from cattle ranching and agriculture into a regional energy center, with major employers including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and EOG Resources alongside public institutions and farm operations. The city has a compact grid layout with a historic downtown district, ringed by oilfield and ranch land.
The school enrolls a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a substantial share of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic structure of both the region and the broader Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD. Pecos High is part of a district in the middle of a major facilities transformation, with the school district passing bonds to replace every campus over roughly a five-year span. The new Pecos High School campus, now in operation, is a centerpiece of that rebuilding effort. Reeves County and the school district rank first in Texas for oil-and-gas property tax receipts, a revenue base that is driving this large public investment in school infrastructure.
On state testing in the most recent year reported, the school shows uneven performance across subjects. In mathematics, students show broad attainment of the "approaches" level, though proficiency at the "meets" level is low. In English language arts, about half of all students reached the "approaches" standard, with "meets" proficiency also limited. Science and social studies show much stronger "approaches" rates, and science in particular shows a modest share reaching the "meets" level. Across all subjects combined, attainment of the "meets" standard sits at roughly one-third of the student body, while only a very small share reached the highest "masters" level. The data available represents one year only, so trend direction is not visible.
A graduation rate and four-year college-going data were not provided in the materials available, so a parent may want to look into those metrics directly with the school. Similarly, data on the school's course breadth, including AP, CTE, or dual-enrollment pathways, and on chronic absenteeism and staffing were not located. The comparison fact-set could not be completed because only two districts sit within Reeves County, limiting the ability to position this school against a meaningful peer group in the county.
The school is located at 1201 S Park Street in central Pecos, within the city proper rather than on an isolated campus. It sits amid a town anchored by the Reeves County Library, a recreation center, Maxey Park, and civic events like the West of the Pecos Rodeo, though Pecos remains primarily car-dependent with limited fixed-route public transit. Housing in the area ranges from new builds to manufactured homes, and home values are well below state and national medians, making the area relatively affordable by current Texas standards.
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