Plainview High School is a public high school located in the city of Plainview, Texas, USA and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Plainview Independent School District located in northeast Hale County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.AthleticsThe Plainview Bulldogs compete in these sports -Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & SoftballState TitlesPlainview (UIL) Boys Basketball - 1994(4A) 1987(5A), 2001(4A), 2002(4A), 2003(4A)State FinalistPlainview (UIL) Girls Basketball - 2004(4A) Plainview Washington (PVIL) Boys Basketball - 1954(PVIL-B)TheaterOne Act Play - 1928(All)Student performanceHispanic and Latino students were the majority of the high school dropouts in Plainview; students of that ethnicity in the Class of 2008 of Plainview High had a 2.5 time higher likelihood of dropping out compared to Anglo White students in the same class. That year the four-year high school dropout rate of Plainview High was almost two times larger than the average in Texas. The head of the alternative high school Houston School, Tommy Chatham, stated in 2008 that there were multiple jobs in Plainview that did not require a high school diploma.
