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Center Middle

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Center Middle ranks 1481 st of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Center Middle in Center, TX, serves 496 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Center Independent School District (Isd), a mid-sized school in a predominantly low-income community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is a study in contrasts, with standout strengths and notable challenges. Its Algebra I program is exceptional, achieving near-perfect proficiency rates (100% in 2025-2026) that far exceed the state average of 54%. This is a major differentiator from nearby Garrison Middle, which also performs well in Algebra I but hasn't matched Center Middle's perfect scores. However, Center Middle struggles significantly in other areas. For instance, 7th-grade math proficiency has consistently lagged, reaching only 10.84% in 2025-2026 compared to 29.41% statewide and 56.76% at Garrison Middle. Similarly, 8th-grade Social Studies scores are critically low at 8.89% proficiency, versus 31.69% statewide and 37.29% at Garrison Middle. These extremes suggest that success at Center Middle is highly dependent on specific programs or teachers, rather than a uniform school-wide culture of achievement.

Despite these challenges, the school has proven it can excel. Its Gifted and Talented program and support for At-Risk students have shown past strength, and one student group has demonstrated a dramatic positive trajectory, jumping to the 82nd percentile in recent years. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 (compared to 13.4:1 at Garrison Middle), the school has the potential for individualized attention, though high poverty rates create significant headwinds. For parents, Center Middle offers a world-class math track for advanced students but requires careful attention to core subjects like 7th-grade math and Social Studies, where targeted support may be needed.

496

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,628

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

624 Malone Dr
Center, TX 75935-3597

(936) 598-5619

District: Center Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Center Middle usually attend:

High:

Center High School

Feeder schools for Center Middle:

Elementary:	Center Elementary
	F L Moffett Pri

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

White:

24.2%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg40%

Texas avg47%

1,481^st of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

746^th of 947Center 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	37.7	1481 of 2359	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	1589 of 2344	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1683 of 2372	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1381 of 2330	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1043 of 2254	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	834 of 2252	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	1304 of 2193	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1507 of 2080	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1592 of 2027	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.8	1470 of 1987	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	1620 of 2043	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	1602 of 1987	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.8	1320 of 1973	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	1165 of 1951	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.7	789 of 1895	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	740 of 1803	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	591 of 1763	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.9	442 of 1718	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	60.1	701 of 1684	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.0	811 of 1585	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.6	798 of 1582	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.7	1053 of 1573	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	918 of 1306	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	825 of 997	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1060 of 1280	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	887 of 1273	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	659 of 1251	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	463 of 1213	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	777 of 1193	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	977 of 1167	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	531 of 643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	474 of 505	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	539 of 616	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	418 of 606	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	374 of 589	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	425 of 594	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	524 of 587	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.8	677 of 2182	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	572 of 2118	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.9	1210 of 2058	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1506 of 2008	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	548 of 1428	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	950 of 1770	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	661 of 1720	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	258 of 1643	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	149 of 1592	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	52.6	505 of 1445	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	934 of 1376	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	1480 of 2263	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	1355 of 1825	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1682 of 2242	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1335 of 2241	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	1073 of 2221	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	883 of 2151	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	1228 of 2047	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1422 of 2008	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.7	359 of 1488	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	703 of 1501	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	868 of 1446	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1026 of 1430	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	1180 of 2161	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	1030 of 1731	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1333 of 2119	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	1055 of 2116	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	722 of 2077	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	470 of 2043	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.7	1164 of 1935	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1358 of 1895	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	1181 of 2275	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	1125 of 1820	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1509 of 2235	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1187 of 2251	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	859 of 2220	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	513 of 2172	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	1133 of 2073	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1494 of 2039	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	1355 of 2274	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1286 of 1818	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1619 of 2246	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1325 of 2245	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	1014 of 2228	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	725 of 2168	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	1275 of 2069	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1575 of 2030	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	148 of 811	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	34.8	474 of 676	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	601 of 818	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	484 of 817	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	405 of 813	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	1300 of 1974	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1326 of 1568	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	993 of 1891	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1449 of 1815	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1143 of 1757	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	703 of 1712	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	511 of 1626	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	775 of 1597	51.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1465 of 1743	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1239 of 1439	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1477 of 1733	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1174 of 1749	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1013 of 1723	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	916 of 1700	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1015 of 1684	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1238 of 1673	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile+45 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)76th percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)17th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Social Studies9%-23 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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Center Middle	Public	6-8	624 Malone Dr	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-5619	496	44	11.1	82.7%	120 (24.2%)	100 (20.2%)	240 (48.4%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	37.7	1481^st of 2359 public middle schools	37.2%		33.9	1589^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.2%	108	100.0	53.2	44.7	57.8	25.2	10.8	53.2	8.9	$11,628
Garrison Middle	Public	6-8	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7020	166	12	13.4	54.2%	123 (74.1%)	17 (10.2%)	21 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	67.5	567^th of 2359 public middle schools	76.0%		70.6	523^rd of 2344 public middle schools	77.7%	44	94.1	60.3	60.0	67.8	37.9	56.8	53.1	37.3	$6,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Center Middle

What district is Center Middle in?

Center Independent School District (Isd)

Is Center Middle a good school?

Center Middle ranks 1481^st of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Center Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Center Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Center Middle?

Students at Center Middle are 48% Hispanic, 24% White, 20% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Center Middle attend?

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

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