Schools in Palo Pinto County
9 ranked schools
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9/10Santo High School
Santo ISD · Santo
#1 Overall in Palo Pinto County
9/10 · #86 K-12 School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
83%
Math
79%
Sci
90%
2
10/10Palo Pinto Elementary
Palo Pinto ISD · Palo Pinto
#2 Overall in Palo Pinto County
10/10 · #101 Elementary School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
99%
Math
95%
3
5/10Gordon School
Gordon ISD · Gordon
#3 Overall in Palo Pinto County
5/10 · #312 K-12 School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
55%
Math
50%
Sci
25%
4
5/10Graford School
Graford ISD · Graford
#4 Overall in Palo Pinto County
5/10 · #342 K-12 School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
42%
Math
54%
Sci
24%
5
2/10Strawn School
Strawn ISD · Strawn
#5 Overall in Palo Pinto County
2/10 · #526 K-12 School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
8%
Math
23%
Sci
3%
6
9/10Santo Elementary
Santo ISD · Santo
#6 Overall in Palo Pinto County
9/10 · #745 Elementary School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
88%
Math
92%
Sci
52%
7
4/10Mineral Wells Junior High
Mineral Wells ISD · Mineral Wells
#7 Overall in Palo Pinto County
4/10 · #985 Middle School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
19%
Math
47%
Sci
34%
8
2/10Mineral Wells High School
Mineral Wells ISD · Mineral Wells
#8 Overall in Palo Pinto County
2/10 · #1050 High School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
24%
Math
22%
Sci
22%
9
5/10Mineral Wells Elementary
Mineral Wells ISD · Mineral Wells
#9 Overall in Palo Pinto County
5/10 · #2476 Elementary School in Texas
State Percentile
Eng
33%
Math
55%
Sci
60%
About schools in Palo Pinto County
Three of Palo Pinto County's nine ranked public schools land in the top quartile statewide — a notable showing for a rural West Texas county spread across six small districts and communities like Mineral Wells, Graford, and Gordon. Palo Pinto Elementary ranks at the 98th percentile statewide, an exceptional result by any measure, while the Santo district punches well above its size with both Santo High School and Santo Elementary placing in the 84th to 86th percentile range. Families weighing a rural setting don't have to sacrifice academic performance here — the data suggests otherwise.