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.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Rankin ISD |
| County | Upton County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483651004093 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rankin ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 301 | 301 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 7.1 | 7.1 | 11 |
| 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
| 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
| 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
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista School | Buena Vista ISD | 44.5 mi | 220 | 11 | 48.2% |
| The STEM Academy | Ector County ISD | 50.6 mi | 755 | 18.4 | 40.1% |
| Compass Academy Charter School | Compass Academy Charter School | 52.0 mi | 1,558 | 17 | 2.6% |
| IDEA Travis Academy | Midland ISD | 52.5 mi | 1,298 | – | 73.1% |
| Texas Leadership of Midland | Texas Leadership Public Schools | 53.6 mi | 888 | 16.9 | 45% |
| Grandfalls-Royalty School | Grandfalls-Royalty ISD | 54.2 mi | 157 | 9.8 | 62.4% |
| Sterling City School | Sterling City ISD | 70.3 mi | 335 | 12.3 | 45.7% |
| Grady School | Grady ISD | 74.6 mi | 241 | 12.2 | 16.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.