Prairie Valley School
Public school in Nocona, Texas · Prairie Valley ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Prairie Valley School serves 135 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Nocona (Montague County). It is the only school in Prairie Valley ISD. By enrollment it is the 275th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 9.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 14.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Prairie Valley ISD |
| County | Montague County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483573004044 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Prairie Valley ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 135 | 135 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 9.2 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.1% | 51.1% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Prairie Valley School in context
Size
Prairie Valley School is the only school in Prairie Valley ISD, so its 135 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 35 miles away and have a median of 207 students, so Prairie Valley School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 20 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 4, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than kindergarten (16 against 8). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 20 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 74.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Prairie Valley School has 14.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 135 students would have about 12.3 teachers, so Prairie Valley School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Gold Burg School, 18.3 miles away in Gold Burg ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.1% |
| Hispanic | 14.8% |
| Two or more races | 10.4% |
| Black | 0.7% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 20 |
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 9 |
| Grade 2 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 10 |
| Grade 4 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12920 Fm 103, Nocona, TX 76255
Phone: (940)825-4425
Website: prairievalleyisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Prairie Valley School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Burg School | Gold Burg ISD | 18.3 mi | 148 | 10.3 | 57.4% |
| Bellevue School | Bellevue ISD | 24.7 mi | 234 | 13.3 | 41.5% |
| Forestburg School | Forestburg ISD | 26.6 mi | 180 | 10.4 | 35.6% |
| Midway School | Midway ISD | 33.0 mi | 137 | 7.3 | 73% |
| Era School | Era ISD | 37.0 mi | 499 | 12 | 43.3% |
| Slidell Schools | Slidell ISD | 41.5 mi | 497 | 10.8 | 40.8% |
| Paint Rock Frontier Academy | Paint Rock ISD | 43.6 mi | 11 | 8.5 | – |
| Tioga School | Tioga ISD | 54.8 mi | 664 | 14.8 | 31% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.