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Rudder Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1911^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Rudder Middle is a public middle school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 996 students in grades 6-8. It 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, Rudder Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rudder Middle's academic performance is a significant concern, as the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Rudder Middle's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in both reading and mathematics. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Gifted and Talented students performing relatively well, but other subgroups, such as Asian students, Multi-racial students, and English Language Learners, struggling significantly. Rudder Middle also has higher dropout rates compared to the state average.

When comparing Rudder Middle to other nearby middle schools within the Northside Independent School District, it becomes clear that Rudder Middle is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. Schools like Garcia Middle and Rawlinson Middle consistently outperform Rudder Middle in academic measures, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and better overall rankings. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Rudder Middle may be a contributing factor to the school's challenges, and implementing targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, and community engagement initiatives could potentially help address these issues and improve student outcomes.

961

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,729

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6558 Horn Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78240-2587

(210) 397-5000

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rudder Middle usually attend:

High:

Marshall High School

Feeder schools for Rudder Middle:

Elementary:	Leon Valley Elementary
	Mead Elementary
	Thornton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

Asian:

16.3%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

Texas avg45%

1,911^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 21Middle Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

503^rd of 961Northside 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	24.0	1911 of 2344	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1706 of 2372	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1298 of 2330	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1491 of 2254	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1615 of 2252	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1485 of 2193	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1252 of 2080	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	1226 of 2027	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	1114 of 1987	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.3	987 of 2043	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.6	963 of 1987	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	838 of 1973	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.8	1036 of 1951	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	1088 of 1895	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	1046 of 1803	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	762 of 1763	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	588 of 1718	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	641 of 1684	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	584 of 1585	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.8	506 of 1582	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.3	492 of 1573	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	779 of 997	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	991 of 1280	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	554 of 1273	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	467 of 1251	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	728 of 1213	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	905 of 1193	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	935 of 1167	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	498 of 505	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	607 of 617	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	601 of 616	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	599 of 606	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.3	586 of 589	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	585 of 594	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	563 of 587	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.9	1073 of 2182	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	1678 of 2118	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1196 of 2058	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1037 of 2008	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1202 of 1428	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1448 of 1770	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1263 of 1720	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1419 of 1643	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1467 of 1592	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1043 of 1445	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1004 of 1376	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1413 of 1825	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1491 of 2242	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1219 of 2241	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1322 of 2221	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	1414 of 2151	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1515 of 2047	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1232 of 2008	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	388 of 1230	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	402 of 1481	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	643 of 1488	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	839 of 1501	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	780 of 1446	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	842 of 1430	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1045 of 1731	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	1089 of 2119	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	937 of 2116	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	1186 of 2077	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	1393 of 2043	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1141 of 1935	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	921 of 1895	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1495 of 1820	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1590 of 2235	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1137 of 2251	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1444 of 2220	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	1746 of 2172	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1486 of 2073	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1134 of 2039	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1463 of 1818	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1687 of 2246	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	1301 of 2245	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1647 of 2228	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1676 of 2168	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1340 of 2069	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1256 of 2030	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	667 of 676	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	797 of 818	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	755 of 817	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	807 of 813	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	681 of 743	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	429 of 753	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	523 of 720	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	780 of 1568	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1013 of 1891	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	588 of 1815	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	901 of 1757	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	713 of 1712	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	904 of 1626	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1316 of 1597	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1088 of 1439	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1337 of 1733	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	979 of 1749	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1098 of 1723	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	1254 of 1700	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1190 of 1684	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1153 of 1673	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile+50 vs school

At Risk (2022)51st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I50%+3 vs state

Reading39%-15 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

Social Studies21%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, August 25, 2011

This school is very crowded and there is not enough action being taken on bullying and the way they respect other students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 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
Rudder Middle	Public	6-8	6558 Horn Blvd	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5000	961	76	12.6	77.1%	151 (15.7%)	66 (6.9%)	501 (52.1%)	157 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.8%)	24	1911^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.5%		31.1	1706^th of 2372 public middle schools	28.1%	205	49.5	42.4	36.6	37.0	18.1	8.5	24.6	31.8	21.2	$10,729
Alternative Elementary	Public	5	6839 Babcock Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8500	2	2	.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$43,232
Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	11937 Ih 10 W	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-2070	65	15	4.3	67.7%	6 (9.2%)	5 (7.7%)	52 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)										$34,485
Stinson Middle	Public	6-8	13200 Skyhawk	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3600	898	55	16.2	40.8%	170 (18.9%)	51 (5.7%)	581 (64.7%)	51 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	58.6	833^rd of 2344 public middle schools	64.5%		59.7	791^st of 2372 public middle schools	66.7%	42	71.3	63.0	59.3	59.1	41.1	8.4	35.4	51.7	37.6	$9,198
Hobby Middle	Public	6-8	11843 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6300	1,094	75	14.5	68.3%	187 (17.1%)	117 (10.7%)	652 (59.6%)	68 (6.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	47.1	1166^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.3%		42.7	1320^th of 2372 public middle schools	44.4%	154	82.0	53.2	52.2	53.5	35.4	11.6	45.8	43.1	25.6	$11,588
Stevenson Middle	Public	6-8	8403 Tezel Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7300	779	53	14.6	44.9%	175 (22.5%)	22 (2.8%)	553 (71.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	43.7	1271^st of 2344 public middle schools	45.8%		60.1	776^th of 2372 public middle schools	67.3%	495	90.8	49.8	49.2	50.7	31.0	9.6	35.9	46.2	29.1	$10,527
Rawlinson Middle	Public	6-8	14100 Vance Jackson	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4900	1,161	71	16.3	30.4%	294 (25.3%)	69 (5.9%)	604 (52.0%)	113 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	59.9	800^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.9%		65.8	643^rd of 2372 public middle schools	72.9%	157	72.6	54.7	54.3	64.3	42.7	8.1	53.2	52.4	32.7	$8,219
Connally Middle	Public	6-8	8661 Silent Sunrise	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1000	692	55	12.6	41.5%	107 (15.5%)	18 (2.6%)	537 (77.6%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	40.1	1396^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.4%		49.6	1080^th of 2372 public middle schools	54.5%	316	72.3	51.1	53.3	51.0	29.0	9.5	29.0	45.0	21.2	$12,283
Second Chance Academy	Public	6-8	8661 Silent Sunrise	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 397-1000	8	1	16.0		1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	14900 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78255	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8400	1,360	78	17.4	18.9%	403 (29.6%)	32 (2.4%)	739 (54.3%)	117 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.0%)	84.7	245^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.5%		88.5	188^th of 2372 public middle schools	92.1%	57	84.9	71.4	71.5	77.8	53.1	15.3	68.5	78.9	63.5	$8,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Rudder Middle

What high school do graduates of Rudder Middle attend?

Students who attend Rudder Middle usually go on to attend Marshall High School

What is the racial makeup of Rudder Middle?

Students at Rudder Middle are 52% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 16% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What district is Rudder Middle in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Is Rudder Middle a good school?

Rudder Middle ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Rudder Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 961 students attended Rudder Middle.

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