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Vale Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Vale Middle in San Antonio, TX, is a public school serving 846 students in grades 6-8 within the Northside Independent School District (Isd), where about 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Vale Middle has experienced a significant decline in overall performance over the past decade, dropping from the 58th percentile statewide in 2016-2017 to the 24th percentile in the most recent data. This places it in the bottom quarter of Texas middle schools, a stark contrast to nearby schools like Briscoe Middle (77th percentile) and Jordan Middle (55th percentile), which are maintaining or improving their rankings. The school's math proficiency is a critical weakness, with only 9.76% of 7th graders proficient in math—the lowest rate among comparable nearby schools. However, there is a bright spot: students accelerated into Algebra I perform well, with 53.04% proficient, exceeding both district and state averages. This suggests the school effectively supports advanced math students but struggles with foundational math instruction for the majority.

Vale Middle shows mixed results for different student groups. It ranks in the 56th percentile for English Language Learner (ELL) students, a relative strength, but only in the 18th percentile for low socio-economic status (SES) students, indicating challenges in bridging the achievement gap. The school is located less than a mile from Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Junior Campus, a high-performing charter school in the 91st percentile, highlighting a significant disparity in educational outcomes within the same neighborhood. With per-student spending on the lower end compared to peers, Vale Middle appears to need targeted intervention to reverse its downward trajectory, particularly in foundational math instruction.

846

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,750

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 N Ellison Dr
San Antonio, TX 78251

(210) 397-5700

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Vale Middle usually attend:

High:

Stevens High School

Feeder schools for Vale Middle:

Elementary:	Forester Elementary
	Lewis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

White:

11.7%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg44%

Texas avg47%

1,780^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

475^th of 951Northside 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
2026	28.3	1780 of 2335	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	1608 of 2344	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1739 of 2372	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1421 of 2330	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1441 of 2254	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	1382 of 2252	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1128 of 2193	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1053 of 2080	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	842 of 2027	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	881 of 1987	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.2	968 of 2043	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.5	967 of 1987	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	723 of 1973	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.7	715 of 1951	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.2	1100 of 1895	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.1	876 of 1803	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	894 of 1295	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	663 of 997	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	889 of 1280	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	710 of 1273	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	509 of 1251	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	789 of 1213	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	468 of 1193	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	508 of 1167	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	7.4	591 of 616	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	498 of 606	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	444 of 594	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	539 of 587	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	831 of 2182	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	1210 of 2118	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	984 of 2058	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	1124 of 2008	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	609 of 1390	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	529 of 1428	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	1046 of 1770	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	879 of 1720	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	924 of 1643	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	953 of 1592	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1071 of 1445	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1110 of 1376	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1707 of 2240	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	1395 of 1825	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1621 of 2242	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1440 of 2241	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1312 of 2221	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	1340 of 2151	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1201 of 2047	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1030 of 2008	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	1108 of 1497	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.2	769 of 1230	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	947 of 1481	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	868 of 1488	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	903 of 1501	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	886 of 1446	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	1032 of 1430	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1552 of 2141	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	1042 of 1731	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1496 of 2119	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1110 of 2116	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1255 of 2077	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	1108 of 2043	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	850 of 1935	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	762 of 1895	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1856 of 2253	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	1188 of 1820	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1707 of 2235	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1280 of 2251	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1630 of 2220	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1663 of 2172	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1271 of 2073	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1060 of 2039	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	1752 of 2253	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	1173 of 1818	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1745 of 2246	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1322 of 2245	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1508 of 2228	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	1330 of 2168	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	959 of 2069	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1044 of 2030	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	672 of 806	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	658 of 676	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	643 of 818	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	471 of 817	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	300 of 813	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	546 of 743	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	539 of 753	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	393 of 720	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	1186 of 1956	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	673 of 1568	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	670 of 1891	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	1161 of 1815	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	962 of 1757	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	648 of 1712	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	753 of 1626	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	549 of 1597	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1290 of 1731	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1090 of 1439	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1114 of 1733	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1256 of 1749	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1060 of 1723	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1094 of 1700	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	945 of 1684	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1021 of 1673	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I53%~ state avg

Reading44%-11 vs state

Social Studies26%-6 vs state

Mathematics21%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Vale Middle	Public	6-8	2120 N Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5700	846	59	14.4	59.0%	99 (11.7%)	60 (7.1%)	660 (78.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.4%)	28.3	1780^th of 2335 public middle schools	23.8%		33.3	1608^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.4%	172	53.3					43.8	46.6	41.5	26.9	9.8	19.5	25.6	$9,750
Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Junior Campus	Public, Charter	6-8	3303 N Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(480) 289-2088	181	12	14.6		14 (7.7%)	27 (14.9%)	78 (43.1%)	46 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	78.5	348^th of 2335 public middle schools	85.1%		87.1	206^th of 2344 public middle schools	91.2%	142	75.6	100.0	93.8	94.1		75.0	87.5	85.5	44.9	56.7	85.7	21.8	$12,467
Jordan Middle	Public	6-8	1725 Richland Hills Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6150	948	63	15.0	61.0%	87 (9.2%)	88 (9.3%)	719 (75.8%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	49.3	1060^th of 2335 public middle schools	54.6%		39.2	1421^st of 2344 public middle schools	39.4%	361	58.9					56.9	53.1	60.1	34.8	6.7	26.2	41.3	$9,708
Pease Middle	Public	6-8	201 Hunt Ln	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2950	691	55	12.4	74.4%	50 (7.2%)	39 (5.6%)	565 (81.8%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	19.7	2051^st of 2335 public middle schools	12.2%		17.9	2077^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.4%	26	43.1					37.7	38.1	41.4	15.0	2.7	11.9	23.5	$12,113
Idea Hidden Meadow College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	10138 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	336	22	15.5	69.3%	32 (9.5%)	24 (7.1%)	266 (79.2%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	54.6	904^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.3%		62.9	718^th of 2344 public middle schools	69.4%	186	16.2	54.1	39.7	34.7	71.4	62.1	61.5	58.2	27.2	43.4		20.0	$15,636
Briscoe Middle	Public	6-8	4265 Lone Star Pkwy	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1100	1,263	78	16.0	24.5%	260 (20.6%)	121 (9.6%)	748 (59.2%)	51 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.3%)	60.8	732^nd of 2335 public middle schools	68.7%		69.6	545^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.7%	187	93.1					53.5	60.2	71.9	36.2	13.8	45.8	45.0	$8,223
Zachry Middle	Public	6-8	9410 Timber Path	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-7400	1,043	64	16.3	59.5%	118 (11.3%)	58 (5.6%)	812 (77.9%)	24 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.5%)	43	1279^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.2%		41.4	1351^st of 2344 public middle schools	42.4%	72	60.3					57.1	53.5	53.6	31.4	7.4	27.9	29.5	$9,597
Luna Middle	Public	6-8	200 N Grosenbacher	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5300	1,114	72	15.3	45.3%	163 (14.6%)	98 (8.8%)	784 (70.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	48 (4.3%)	28.2	1786^th of 2335 public middle schools	23.5%		38.4	1443^rd of 2344 public middle schools	38.4%	343	56.5					40.0	42.7	53.4	20.5	5.8	15.9	27.6	$9,498
Francis R Scobee Middle	Public	6-8	10675 Marbach Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-7500	797	58	13.6	74.8%	56 (7.0%)	42 (5.3%)	668 (83.8%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	38.4	1445^th of 2335 public middle schools	38.1%		36.9	1494^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.3%	49	77.6					46.6	51.9	54.7	28.1	6.0	41.0	22.6	$10,838
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)

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Vale Middle ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Vale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Vale Middle.

What district is Vale Middle in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Vale Middle?

Students at Vale Middle are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Vale Middle attend?

Students who attend Vale Middle usually go on to attend Stevens High School

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