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Bussey Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Bussey Middle is a public middle school in Garland, Texas, serving 799 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Garland Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 470 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bussey Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,649 and 2,264 out of over 2,300 schools in recent years. The school's performance on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Bussey Middle also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 93.24% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and has experienced relatively high dropout rates compared to the district and state.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Garland ISD, such as Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle, Jackson Technology Center, and Austin Academy for Excellence, all rank in the top half of Texas middle schools and outperform Bussey Middle on STAAR tests. Additionally, Bussey Middle's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, are consistently in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools, indicating significant achievement gaps. However, the school's students perform exceptionally well on the Algebra I end-of-course exam, suggesting an area of strength that could be leveraged to improve overall academic performance.

753

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,288

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1204 Travis St
Garland, TX 75040-4998

(972) 494-8391

District: Garland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bussey Middle usually attend:

High:	Garland High School
	Lakeview Centennial High School
	N Garland High School
	Naaman Forest High School
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	Rowlett High School
	S Garland High School
	Sachse High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

11.0%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg43%

Texas avg46%

2,169^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Middle Schools in the Garland Independent School District (Isd)

470^th of 961Garland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2169 of 2344	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	2274 of 2372	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2125 of 2330	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2092 of 2254	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	2136 of 2252	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1933 of 2193	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1766 of 2080	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	1652 of 2027	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	1737 of 1987	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	1649 of 2043	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	1573 of 1987	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.0	1259 of 1973	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	1400 of 1951	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.2	1294 of 1895	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	1382 of 1803	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.9	1138 of 1763	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	847 of 1718	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	1086 of 1684	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	1036 of 1585	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.5	1307 of 1582	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.2	978 of 1573	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	896 of 997	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1252 of 1280	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1179 of 1273	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1134 of 1251	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1142 of 1213	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1104 of 1193	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1023 of 1167	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	458 of 505	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	600 of 617	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	577 of 616	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	577 of 606	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	575 of 589	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	569 of 594	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	547 of 587	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1801 of 2182	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1836 of 2118	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1380 of 2058	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1651 of 2008	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1152 of 1428	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1628 of 1770	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1314 of 1720	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1350 of 1643	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1216 of 1592	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	640 of 1445	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	731 of 1376	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1627 of 1825	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2120 of 2242	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2064 of 2241	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2066 of 2221	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	2047 of 2151	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1823 of 2047	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1764 of 2008	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	821 of 1230	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1313 of 1481	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	1040 of 1488	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	1001 of 1501	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1202 of 1446	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1249 of 1430	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1598 of 1731	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2040 of 2119	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1910 of 2116	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1936 of 2077	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1917 of 2043	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1637 of 1935	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1555 of 1895	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1621 of 1820	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2149 of 2235	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2002 of 2251	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2020 of 2220	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	2045 of 2172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1694 of 2073	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1664 of 2039	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1748 of 1818	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	2206 of 2246	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2045 of 2245	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	2089 of 2228	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	2066 of 2168	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1857 of 2069	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1694 of 2030	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	777 of 817	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	583 of 813	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	728 of 743	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	671 of 753	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	389 of 720	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	910 of 1568	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1515 of 1891	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1436 of 1815	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1366 of 1757	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1325 of 1712	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	848 of 1626	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	761 of 1597	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1357 of 1439	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1720 of 1733	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1732 of 1749	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1646 of 1723	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1645 of 1700	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1598 of 1684	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1605 of 1673	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)5th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I81%+34 vs state

Reading30%-24 vs state

Science25%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

Social Studies10%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bussey Middle	Public	6-8	1204 Travis St	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8391	753	54	14.0	93.6%	40 (5.3%)	83 (11.0%)	580 (77.0%)	38 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	14.1	2169^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.5%		9.9	2274^th of 2372 public middle schools	4.1%	105	81.5		30.0	27.1	31.6	14.6		20.4	25.4	10.0	$10,288
Sellers Middle	Public	6-8	1009 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8337	852	56	15.1	82.9%	63 (7.4%)	123 (14.4%)	565 (66.3%)	71 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	36.6	1503^rd of 2344 public middle schools	35.9%		39.6	1408^th of 2372 public middle schools	40.6%	95	73.1		52.2	35.3	43.4	31.7	17.8	48.0	38.2	20.6	$10,060
Jackson Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	1310 Bobbie Ln	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8362	1,157	72	15.9	71.8%	137 (11.8%)	145 (12.5%)	650 (56.2%)	185 (16.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.9%)	68.9	563^rd of 2344 public middle schools	76.0%		64.3	674^th of 2372 public middle schools	71.6%	111	76.2		66.7	64.4	65.4	20.2	35.3	49.6	60.8	42.3	$8,796
Iltexas Garland Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3301 N Shiloh Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-8000	475	25	18.8	69.3%	29 (6.1%)	63 (13.3%)	329 (69.3%)	45 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	43.5	1282^nd of 2344 public middle schools	45.3%		40.7	1375^th of 2372 public middle schools	42.0%	93	61.4	98.2	47.7	55.9	54.1	15.7	0.0	19.9	48.4	34.6	$7,865
Webb Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Spring Creek	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3080	989	63	15.7	89.2%	152 (15.4%)	208 (21.0%)	402 (40.6%)	191 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.0%)	36.1	1523^rd of 2344 public middle schools	35.0%		31.7	1684^th of 2372 public middle schools	29.0%	161	95.2		42.9	38.3	40.3	33.9	8.7	41.3	43.5	25.8	$10,180
Austin Academy For Excell	Public, Magnet	6-8	1125 Beverly Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2620	951	62	15.4	51.3%	181 (19.0%)	114 (12.0%)	429 (45.1%)	190 (20.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.7%)	89.5	155^th of 2344 public middle schools	93.4%		87	212^th of 2372 public middle schools	91.1%	57	94.1		80.0	79.5	82.8	5.2	63.1	67.0	79.5	58.3	$9,023
Sam Houston Middle	Public	6-8	2232 Sussex Dr	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2640	775	58	13.3	89.8%	28 (3.6%)	39 (5.0%)	677 (87.4%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	20.6	2009^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.3%		16.4	2118^th of 2372 public middle schools	10.7%	109	90.0		29.2	26.1	36.7	20.1		31.9	32.1	12.9	$11,661
Apollo J H	Public	7-8	1600 Apollo Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7900	586	51	11.4	60.6%	121 (20.6%)	159 (27.1%)	229 (39.1%)	50 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	43.3	1290^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.0%		44.6	1256^th of 2372 public middle schools	47.0%	34	39.2			47.3	58.2			17.8	39.0	35.1	$12,976
Liberty J H	Public	7-8	10330 Lawler Rd	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7888	549	50	10.9	73.8%	50 (9.1%)	160 (29.1%)	222 (40.4%)	104 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	21	1999^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.7%		21.6	1991^st of 2372 public middle schools	16.1%	8	19.0			33.8	42.8			13.3	29.8	16.6	$13,233
Classical Center At Brandenburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	626 Nickens Rd	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2630	1,056	66	16.1	63.1%	180 (17.0%)	222 (21.0%)	556 (52.7%)	57 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.9%)	62.8	726^th of 2344 public middle schools	69.0%		63.7	694^th of 2372 public middle schools	70.7%	32	83.9		59.9	61.4	62.1	38.4	14.5	62.4	53.7	26.7	$8,889

Frequently Asked Questions about Bussey Middle

What high school do graduates of Bussey Middle attend?

Students who attend Bussey Middle usually go on to attend Garland High School

What is the racial makeup of Bussey Middle?

Students at Bussey Middle are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Bussey Middle in?

Garland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Bussey Middle a good school?

Bussey Middle ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Bussey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Bussey Middle.

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