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Rankin School

Public school in Rankin, Texas · Rankin ISD · Grades Pre-K–12

Rankin School serves 301 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Rankin (Upton County). It is the only school in Rankin ISD. By enrollment it is the 144th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 7.1 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.

301
students
7.1
students per teacher
–
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelOther
GradesPre-K–12
DistrictRankin ISD
CountyUpton County
Area typeRural, remote
School mealsNot in the National School Lunch Program
NCES school ID483651004093

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolRankin ISDTexas schools (median)
Students301301244
Students per teacher7.17.111
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible––61.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.

Rankin School in context

Size

Rankin School is the only school in Rankin ISD, so its 301 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 53 miles away with a median enrollment of 545; Rankin 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 grade 9 with 34 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 13, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% more students than kindergarten (21 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 21 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

The largest group is White students: 52.5% here and 24.4% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 42.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

With 42.68 full-time-equivalent teachers for 301 students, Rankin School has 7.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 301 students would have about 27.4 teachers, so Rankin School has 15.3 more.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).

Location

Rankin School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other school is Buena Vista School, 44.5 miles away in Buena Vista 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

Students by race and ethnicity
White
52.5%
Hispanic
42.9%
Two or more races
3.3%
Black
1%
Asian
0.3%

44.9% of students are girls and 55.1% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K
21
Kindergarten
17
Grade 1
13
Grade 2
28
Grade 3
26
Grade 4
18
Grade 5
17
Grade 6
23
Grade 7
23
Grade 8
23
Grade 9
34
Grade 10
17
Grade 11
20
Grade 12
21

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

1201 Upton St, Rankin, TX 79778
Phone: (432)693-2451
Website: rankinisd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Rankin School. Blue: the nearest schools.

Nearby schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Buena Vista SchoolBuena Vista ISD44.5 mi2201148.2%
The STEM AcademyEctor County ISD50.6 mi75518.440.1%
Compass Academy Charter SchoolCompass Academy Charter School52.0 mi1,558172.6%
IDEA Travis AcademyMidland ISD52.5 mi1,298–73.1%
Texas Leadership of MidlandTexas Leadership Public Schools53.6 mi88816.945%
Grandfalls-Royalty SchoolGrandfalls-Royalty ISD54.2 mi1579.862.4%
Sterling City SchoolSterling City ISD70.3 mi33512.345.7%
Grady SchoolGrady ISD74.6 mi24112.216.2%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.