Summary:
The Stanton Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single middle school, Stanton Middle, which educates 251 students in grades 6 through 8 in a small Texas community.
Stanton Middle shows a fascinating split in academic performance. The school is a standout in advanced mathematics, with 100% of its 8th graders proficient in Algebra I over the last two years, far exceeding state averages. It also performs well above the state in 8th-grade math (62.67% proficient) and reading (64.1% proficient). However, this strength is not consistent across all grades or subjects. For instance, only 29.76% of 7th graders were proficient in math, and just 30.77% of 8th graders were proficient in social studies, both near or below state averages. The school’s state ranking has also been volatile, ranging from the 76th percentile to the 52nd percentile in recent years, suggesting performance can vary significantly from one student cohort to the next.
A key advantage for Stanton Middle is its excellent student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1, which allows for more individualized attention. The school spends $13,709 per student and has a very low dropout rate of 0.6%. With 49% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a moderately diverse economic population. The dramatic one-year improvement in 6th-grade math proficiency (from 30.77% to 43.53%) highlights how the small-school environment can enable targeted interventions, even as the school works to address weaknesses in 7th-grade math and social studies.
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