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Atlanta Middle

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Atlanta Middle ranks 961 st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

961^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Atlanta Middle in Atlanta, TX, serves 427 students in grades 6-8 within the Atlanta Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a rural area of Northeast Texas where about 63% of students are economically disadvantaged. This school has shown a decade of consistent improvement, climbing from the 34th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 59th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a stable 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and placing it in the top half of Texas middle schools.

One of the most striking features of Atlanta Middle is its exceptional performance in advanced mathematics, specifically Algebra I, where 8th graders consistently achieve near-perfect proficiency rates on the STAAR End-of-Course exam—100% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of around 47-54%. This far outpaces nearby schools like Morris Upchurch Middle (75%) and Liberty-Eylau Middle (75%). However, the school presents a "tale of two math programs": while its top-tier math students excel, general mathematics proficiency for grades 6-8 is a weakness, with rates like 29.17% in 6th grade and 34.9% in 7th grade, both below the state average. In contrast, Morris Upchurch Middle, just 3.24 miles away, is stronger in general math (e.g., 47.37% in 7th grade) but weaker in reading and advanced math, making the choice between these two schools dependent on a child's specific academic needs.

Atlanta Middle also excels in supporting specific student groups, earning a 4-star rating for Special Education (ranking in the 84th-89th percentile) and a rare 5-star rating for English Language Learners (91st percentile). The school maintains an exceptionally low dropout rate of 0.0% for the last four years and a stable student-teacher ratio of about 13:1, pointing to a supportive environment. Compared to other nearby schools, Atlanta Middle is a clear leader, significantly outperforming Liberty-Eylau Middle (6th percentile) and Mae Luster Stephens J H (14th percentile) in nearly every metric, while Redwater J H (83rd percentile) has a higher overall rank but serves only grades 7-8 and shows highly variable math scores.

427

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,789

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 High School Ln
Atlanta, TX 75551-2299

(903) 796-7928

District: Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Atlanta Middle usually attend:

High:

Atlanta High School

Feeder schools for Atlanta Middle:

Elementary:	Atlanta Elementary
	Atlanta Pri

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

African American:

28.8%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

Texas avg47%

961^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

324^th of 951Atlanta 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
2026	52.6	961 of 2335	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	990 of 2344	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	883 of 2372	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	1138 of 2330	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	1202 of 2254	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	926 of 2252	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	938 of 2193	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	1165 of 2080	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	1342 of 2027	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	1296 of 1987	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	1405 of 2043	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.2	973 of 1987	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	636 of 1973	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	617 of 1951	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.7	948 of 1895	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	666 of 1803	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.7	925 of 1763	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.3	706 of 1718	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	784 of 1684	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	679 of 1585	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.9	470 of 1582	70.3%	★★★★☆
2004	68.8	411 of 1573	73.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	806 of 1295	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	525 of 997	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	439 of 1280	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	889 of 1273	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	847 of 1251	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	917 of 1213	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	636 of 1193	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	711 of 1167	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	1936 of 2182	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	1280 of 2118	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1059 of 2058	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1333 of 2008	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	123 of 1428	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	823 of 2240	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	794 of 1825	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	788 of 2242	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	981 of 2241	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1025 of 2221	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	919 of 2151	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	1014 of 2047	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	883 of 2008	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	1005 of 1497	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.5	503 of 1230	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	796 of 1481	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	679 of 1488	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	445 of 1501	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	322 of 1446	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	848 of 1430	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	241 of 2141	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	665 of 1731	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	314 of 2119	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	618 of 2116	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	553 of 2077	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	638 of 2043	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	742 of 1935	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	507 of 1895	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	1136 of 2253	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	683 of 1820	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	715 of 2235	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	1139 of 2251	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1132 of 2220	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	860 of 2172	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	1083 of 2073	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1268 of 2039	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	1026 of 2253	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	743 of 1818	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	941 of 2246	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	1256 of 2245	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1428 of 2228	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	891 of 2168	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	853 of 2069	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.6	1459 of 2030	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	615 of 806	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.2	368 of 676	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	700 of 818	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	675 of 817	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	743 of 813	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	54.0	301 of 743	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	527 of 753	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	458 of 720	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	217 of 1956	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	256 of 1568	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	303 of 1891	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	37.5	1104 of 1815	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1175 of 1757	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	788 of 1712	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	424 of 1626	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	787 of 1597	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	951 of 1731	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	784 of 1439	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	918 of 1733	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	965 of 1749	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1161 of 1723	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	814 of 1700	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	709 of 1684	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	1171 of 1673	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-35 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I97%+43 vs state

Reading57%~ state avg

Social Studies35%+3 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Atlanta Middle	Public	6-8	600 High School Ln	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7928	427	32	13.3	63.0%	231 (54.1%)	123 (28.8%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	52.6	961^st of 2335 public middle schools	58.8%		53	990^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.8%	29	97.3			52.8	58.4	58.5			29.2	34.9	35.5	34.7	$8,789
Morris Upchurch Middle	Public	5-8	500 5th St	Queen City	75572	Cass County	Queen City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-6412	267	24	10.9	62.9%	192 (71.9%)	42 (15.7%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	51.4	999^th of 2335 public middle schools	57.2%		52.7	997^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.5%	2	76.5		35.9	37.1	43.9	60.0		23.9	43.7	47.4	41.9	36.7	$11,209
Mae Luster Stephens J H	Public	6-8	2913 Farm Rd 125 S	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5314	132	13	9.9	61.4%	90 (68.2%)	17 (12.9%)	12 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.1%)	21.9	2000^th of 2335 public middle schools	14.3%		29	1768^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.6%	232	100.0			40.0	41.3	47.1			16.7	0.0	26.9	13.7	$10,206
Redwater Intermediate	Public	4-6	108 Ware St	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3412	251	22	11.4	52.6%	216 (86.1%)	12 (4.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)								(n/a)		65.8	68.3	54.3			41.1	47.6	47.5				$8,526
Redwater J H	Public	7-8	204 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3227	166	17	9.5	53.6%	144 (86.7%)	5 (3.0%)	10 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	69	530^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.3%		76.9	393^rd of 2344 public middle schools	83.2%	137	100.0				54.4	71.6				15.5	73.0	42.7	$10,972
Liberty-Eylau Middle	Public	5-8	5555 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-5555	594	44	13.5	87.9%	138 (23.2%)	336 (56.6%)	61 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.1%)	25.8	1860^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.3%		12	2202^nd of 2344 public middle schools	6.1%	342	75.7		30.5	37.2	32.0	42.7		18.2	27.0	25.6	36.0	12.7	$7,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Atlanta Middle

What high school do graduates of Atlanta Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Atlanta Middle?

Students at Atlanta Middle are 54% White, 29% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Atlanta Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Atlanta Middle.

Is Atlanta Middle a good school?

Atlanta Middle ranks 961^st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Atlanta Middle in?

Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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