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Athens Middle

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Athens Middle ranks 1580 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Athens Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Athens, Texas, with 688 students. The school is part of the Athens Independent School District, which is ranked 618 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Athens ISD, Athens Middle has consistently underperformed the state average on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics. In 2024-2025, only 42.79% of 6th graders were proficient in reading, compared to the state average of 54.21%, and just 25.25% of 6th graders, 22.87% of 7th graders, and 31.05% of 8th graders met proficiency standards in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 37.68%, 31.12%, and 44.81%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with its ranking dropping from 1041 out of 2252 middle schools in 2020-2021 to 1580 out of 2344 in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, while Athens Middle struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing in the bottom 25% of Texas middle schools, the school's Gifted and Talented students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25%. Additionally, nearby schools such as Cayuga Middle, Eustace Middle, and Cross Roads J.H. generally outperform Athens Middle on academic measures and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Athens Middle.

660

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,462

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6800 State Hwy 19 S
Athens, TX 75751-8922

(903) 677-3030

District: Athens Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Athens Middle usually attend:

High:

Athens High School

Feeder schools for Athens Middle:

Elementary:	Bel Air Elementary
	Central Athens
	South Athens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

White:

28.8%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Texas avg44%

1,580^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

618^th of 961Athens 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
2025	34.2	1580 of 2344	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1567 of 2372	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	1183 of 2330	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1126 of 2254	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	1041 of 2252	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	1345 of 2193	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1304 of 2080	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	1175 of 2027	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	1268 of 1987	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.0	1296 of 2043	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.4	1637 of 1987	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	1404 of 1973	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.9	1170 of 1951	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.4	1026 of 1895	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.7	757 of 1803	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.3	887 of 1763	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	853 of 1718	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.2	908 of 1684	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.5	739 of 1585	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.2	687 of 1582	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.7	834 of 1573	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	905 of 997	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1195 of 1280	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1049 of 1273	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1001 of 1251	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	826 of 1213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	799 of 1193	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	894 of 1167	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	1447 of 2182	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	1015 of 2118	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	1298 of 2058	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1358 of 2008	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	946 of 1428	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1443 of 1770	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1241 of 1720	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	806 of 1643	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	654 of 1592	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	1209 of 1445	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1279 of 1376	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1231 of 1825	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1380 of 2242	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	1122 of 2241	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	1092 of 2221	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	1031 of 2151	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	1173 of 2047	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1305 of 2008	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	370 of 1230	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	370 of 1481	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	159 of 1488	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	393 of 1501	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	916 of 1446	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	665 of 1430	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1229 of 1731	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1606 of 2119	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	757 of 2116	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	1054 of 2077	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	812 of 2043	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	1411 of 1935	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1401 of 1895	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1431 of 1820	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1609 of 2235	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1138 of 2251	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1091 of 2220	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	871 of 2172	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	1225 of 2073	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1422 of 2039	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1363 of 1818	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1700 of 2246	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	1201 of 2245	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1153 of 2228	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	1003 of 2168	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	1377 of 2069	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1265 of 2030	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	615 of 676	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	609 of 818	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	693 of 817	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	647 of 813	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	642 of 743	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	593 of 753	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	621 of 720	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1179 of 1568	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1712 of 1891	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	770 of 1815	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	1304 of 1757	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	919 of 1712	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1241 of 1626	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	604 of 1597	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	976 of 1439	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1048 of 1733	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1009 of 1749	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	638 of 1723	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	719 of 1700	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	839 of 1684	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	915 of 1673	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Science40%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Social Studies16%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Athens Middle	Public	6-8	6800 State Hwy 19 S	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-3030	660	41	16.0	77.6%	190 (28.8%)	91 (13.8%)	343 (52.0%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	34.2	1580^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.6%		35.3	1567^th of 2372 public middle schools	33.9%	13				42.8	41.7	54.1			25.3	22.9	31.1		40.0	15.9	$6,462
Malakoff J H	Public	7-8	15201 Fm 3062	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Malakoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-0264	237	18	13.0	73.4%	146 (61.6%)	25 (10.5%)	45 (19.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.0%)	49.8	1079^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.0%		56.8	866^th of 2372 public middle schools	63.5%	213	69.2				47.0	49.5				20.2	33.3		56.0	39.5	$9,472
Malakoff Intermediate	Public	5-6	106 N Cedar St	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Malakoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 489-1968	222	14	15.8	70.3%	130 (58.6%)	24 (10.8%)	57 (25.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)			57.3	64.5				42.7	62.6			15.5			$00
Cross Roads J H	Public	6-8	14434 Fm 59	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Cross Roads Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-2667	108	11	10.1	50.9%	81 (75.0%)	7 (6.5%)	15 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	91.2	132^nd of 2344 public middle schools	94.4%		90.7	138^th of 2372 public middle schools	94.2%	6	100.0			84.2	63.3	88.1			65.8	70.0	84.4		78.6	42.9	$13,785
Lapoynor J H	Public	6-8	13155 Hwy 175 E	Larue	75770	Henderson County	Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-2373	98	8	11.5	44.9%	81 (82.7%)	7 (7.1%)	9 (9.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.5	1544^th of 2344 public middle schools	34.1%		43.4	1301^st of 2372 public middle schools	45.2%	243	80.0			55.9	48.2	48.5			23.5	14.8	44.4		24.2	18.2	$6,890
Eustace Middle	Public	6-8	318 Fm 316 S	Eustace	75124	Henderson County	Eustace Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 425-5171	403	30	13.3	63.3%	313 (77.7%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	65.8	636^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.9%		73.6	457^th of 2372 public middle schools	80.7%	179	79.3			54.8	53.7	59.1			60.5	42.7	61.4		59.7	24.5	$9,362
Brownsboro Intermediate	Public	4-6	13950 Saylors	Brownsboro	75756	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 852-7325	323	21	15.2	55.4%	243 (75.2%)	14 (4.3%)	60 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)		38.5	61.2	54.1			36.3	61.2	49.1			38.8			$7,470
Brownsboro J H	Public	7-8	11233 Ingram St	Brownsboro	75756	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 852-6931	395	33	11.9	54.4%	284 (71.9%)	26 (6.6%)	68 (17.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.0%)	60.1	794^th of 2344 public middle schools	66.1%		67.9	592^nd of 2372 public middle schools	75.0%	202	100.0				52.3	60.6				33.5	58.5		55.7	22.7	$9,286
Cayuga Middle	Public	6-8	17750 N Us Hwy 287	Tennessee Colony	75861	Anderson County	Cayuga Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 928-2699	124	14	8.8	41.1%	102 (82.3%)	7 (5.6%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	88.8	173^rd of 2344 public middle schools	92.6%		75.2	426^th of 2372 public middle schools	82.0%	253				60.5	68.3	78.3			64.9	69.2	78.3		71.7	60.9	$8,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Athens Middle

Is Athens Middle a good school?

Athens Middle ranks 1580^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Athens Middle attend?

Students who attend Athens Middle usually go on to attend Athens High School

How many students attend Athens Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Athens Middle.

What district is Athens Middle in?

Athens Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Athens Middle?

Students at Athens Middle are 52% Hispanic, 29% White, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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