Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District is a public school district
School district
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 based in Pecos
Pecos, Texas
Pecos is the largest city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States. It is situated in the river valley on the west bank of the Pecos River at the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert and the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas and near the southern border of New Mexico...

, Texas
Texas
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 (USA
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).

In addition to Pecos, the district serves the town of Toyah
Toyah, Texas
Toyah is a town in Reeves County, Texas, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Toyah is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

 in Reeves County
Reeves County, Texas
Reeves County is a county located in the US state of Texas. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. In 2000, its population was 13,137. Its seat is Pecos. Reeves County is named for George R. Reeves, a Texas state legislator and colonel in the...

 and Barstow
Barstow, Texas
Barstow is a city in Ward County, Texas, United States. The population was 406 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Barstow is located at ....

 in western Ward County.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
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" by the Texas Education Agency
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.

Schools

  • Pecos High (Grades 9-12)
  • Crockett Middle (Grades 6-8)
  • Haynes Elementary (Grades 4-5)
  • Austin Elementary (Grades 1-3)
  • Pecos Kindergarten (Grades PK-K)
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