Summary:
The Aledo Independent School District (Isd) is home to two high-performing middle schools, Aledo Middle and McAnally Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 with a combined enrollment of 1,947 students, and the district itself ranks in the 99th percentile statewide.
These two schools offer distinct academic strengths. Aledo Middle is a consistent performer with a slightly larger enrollment of 1,049 students, and it leads in reading, outperforming its counterpart in 6th and 7th-grade reading proficiency. However, McAnally Middle is the rising star, showing dramatic improvement in its state ranking from the 88th to the 95th percentile over three years. It is a math powerhouse, excelling in 7th and 8th-grade math and achieving a near-perfect 99.33% proficiency rate in Algebra I. Notably, McAnally Middle has a higher percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (18.6%) compared to Aledo Middle (12.77%), yet it achieves higher overall math scores and a better state ranking, suggesting effective instructional strategies.
A key finding is a significant drop in 8th-grade math proficiency at Aledo Middle, which fell from 72.36% to 41.57%—the only subject where it scored below the state average. Both schools have very low dropout rates (0.0% and 0.2%) and similar student-teacher ratios around 17.7:1. Overall, families can expect excellent academic outcomes from both schools, with Aledo Middle offering a reading-focused environment and McAnally Middle providing a rapidly improving, math-centric program that excels in advanced coursework.
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