Schools in Kress ISD · Swisher County

Happy ISD punches well above its weight on the Texas Panhandle plains — Happy High School ranks at the 91st percentile statewide, and Happy Elementary sits at the 75th, making two of Swisher County's seven public schools top-quartile performers. That's a notable concentration of high achievement for a rural county spanning three small towns and three districts. Families drawn to Tulia, Happy, or Kress will find a compact school landscape where individual campuses carry real weight. For those prioritizing academics in a small-school setting, Happy ISD's numbers make Swisher County worth a closer look.