Rayburn Middle

Rayburn Middle is a public middle school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 646 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Northside Independent School District, which is ranked 503 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Rayburn Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a 1-star rating for the past several years.

Rayburn Middle faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to district and state averages on STAAR tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 25.4% to 38.38% across grades, compared to the district's 49.98% to 55.62% and the state's 51.69% to 56.39%. The school's performance is even more concerning in STAAR Mathematics, where proficiency rates ranged from only 9.52% to 15.38%, significantly lower than the district and state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of Texas middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and Gifted and Talented students.

When comparing Rayburn Middle to nearby schools within the same district, such as Pease Middle and Jones Middle, Rayburn Middle consistently underperforms on academic measures. Additionally, several charter schools in the area, such as Idea Burke College Preparatory and Idea Ambrose And Freda Robinson College Preparatory, generally outperform Rayburn Middle on academic measures. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, which is better than the nearby schools and the district average, Rayburn Middle's academic performance remains a concern.