Wheeler School, Wheeler TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Wheeler School

Wheeler School is a small consolidated campus serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Wheeler, a remote rural county seat in the Texas Panhandle. The school enrolls a small population of students drawn from a farming, ranching, and petroleum-based economy. About two-thirds of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and students are predominantly Hispanic or white in composition. The school operates as the civic and educational anchor for Wheeler ISD, the district's only campus.

Academic performance across tested grades shows unevenness by subject. In English language arts, students score more consistently at proficiency levels, with a majority reaching proficiency in grades 3 and 8 and modest proficiency in grades 4 through 7. Mathematics proficiency declines as grade level advances, starting at higher levels in grade 3 and dropping substantially by grade 6 and beyond. Science performance is notably weak in grade 5, where very few students reach proficiency, though grade 8 science proficiency recovers to about half the cohort. Social studies proficiency at grade 8 falls well below other subjects. The school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top position among Wheeler County's districts, which suggests that while absolute performance levels show clear soft spots, the school is performing comparatively better than other schools in its immediate county peer group.

The school's structure as a PK-12 campus on a single campus at 1 Mustang Drive means that early-childhood care, elementary instruction, middle grades, and high school all operate under one roof and administration. This arrangement supports continuity and allows for shared resources but also means students experience no transition between buildings before graduating. The school is located on the edge of town rather than in the historic downtown core, a typical pattern for rural consolidated districts.

Wheeler itself is a stable, slowly declining small town anchored to the county courthouse and Oklahoma Avenue downtown, with a highway-oriented layout and minimal walkability outside a small commercial cluster. The community relies on parks, civic recreation, and agricultural and oil-and-gas employment. Housing values are modest and well below state and national benchmarks. A parent should understand that this is a small, remote rural setting with limited urban amenities, a student body drawn largely from low-income families working in agriculture, food service, construction, and related sectors, and an academic profile where reading and ELA show relative strength while advanced mathematics and science face real challenges. The school's county-level standing reflects its comparative position locally rather than an absolute rating against state or national standards. A parent considering this school may want to look into the school's support services for students struggling in math and science, and to discuss with the school directly how it addresses the achievement gaps visible in grade 6 and 7 mathematics.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 32 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 27 pts above state median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 734%

School 34% · District 34%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 1 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 377%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 53%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 55%

even with state median

Science

Grade 56%

School 6% · District 6%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 6 pts below state median

This schoolWHEELER 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 3Lower-income78%Higher-income75%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income37%Higher-income71%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income45%Higher-income67%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income14%42 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income45%Higher-income56%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income48%Higher-income67%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income67%Higher-income67%0 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income86%44 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income45%Higher-income50%5 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income14%30 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income33%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income75%55 pp gap