Summary:
The Cayuga Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single middle school, Cayuga Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 with a total enrollment of 124 students in a small, rural Texas community.
Cayuga Middle is a standout in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state average in every grade level tested. In the 2024-2025 school year, 7th Grade Math proficiency was 69.23% compared to the state's 31.12%, and 8th Grade Math reached 78.26% proficient. The school also excels in 8th Grade Social Studies, achieving a 60.87% proficiency rate—more than double the state average of 29.64%. With a very low student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1 and spending of $15,858 per student, the school provides an environment for significant individual attention. However, the school's state ranking is volatile, dropping from the 93rd percentile (5 stars, rank 173 of 2344) in 2024-2025 to the 75th percentile (4 stars, rank 584 of 2335) in 2025-2026. This is driven by a sharp decline in 6th grade Reading and Math scores, highlighting how the performance of a small school can be heavily influenced by the specific strengths of each incoming cohort.
Despite this volatility, a consistent pattern emerges: student performance tends to improve as they progress through the grades. In both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, 8th graders outperformed 6th graders in Reading and Math, suggesting the school effectively builds foundational skills over time. The school also maintains a 0.0% dropout rate and serves a student body where 41.13% are economically disadvantaged. While the high spending and low student-teacher ratio are positive indicators, the volatile test scores show that these inputs do not guarantee consistent top-tier outcomes, making the school's success highly dependent on the specific student population in any given year.
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