Summary:
Kerrville Independent School District (Isd) is home to one middle school, Peterson Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 and has an enrollment of 1,001 students, with just over half of the student body qualifying as economically disadvantaged.
Peterson Middle shows a standout strength in advanced math, with an exceptional 89.08% of students proficient in Algebra I, far exceeding both the district and state averages. However, this success may be masking a weakness in general 8th-grade math, as the top students are pulled into the advanced course. The school also demonstrates a positive trend in Reading, where 8th graders outperform the state average. In contrast, 8th-grade Social Studies is a significant weakness, with only 21.23% of students proficient, well below the state average of 31.69%. The school maintains a 0.0% dropout rate, which is excellent.
Despite stable test scores, Peterson Middle has seen its state ranking decline from the 60th percentile to the 53rd percentile over three years, indicating that other schools across Texas are improving at a faster pace. The school's spending is $8,279 per student, and its student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The district itself is ranked 272nd out of 951 in Texas, earning a 4-star rating. For parents, this data suggests a school that excels in accelerating high-achieving math students and has solid reading instruction, but needs to address a persistent gap in social studies to keep pace with statewide improvements.
Thank you for your feedback!