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Commerce Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Commerce Middle is a public middle school in Commerce, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 329 students. The school is part of the Commerce Independent School District, which is ranked 844 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Commerce Middle consistently underperforms compared to the state average on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 28.83% to 48.04%, compared to the state average of 51.69% to 56.39%. In STAAR Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 3.9% to 44.07%, compared to the state average of 31.12% to 44.81%. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 77.51% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Nearby middle schools, such as Celeste J.H., Sulphur Springs Middle, and Lone Oak Middle, generally outperform Commerce Middle on academic measures and have higher rankings within the state. For example, Celeste J.H. has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top quarter of Texas middle schools, while Sulphur Springs Middle and Lone Oak Middle are both in the top half of the state.

339

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,438

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

606 Culver St
Commerce, TX 75428

(903) 886-3795

District: Commerce Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Commerce Middle usually attend:

High:

Commerce High School

Feeder schools for Commerce Middle:

Elementary:	Albert C Williams Elementary
	Commerce Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.7%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

26.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

Texas avg45%

1,904^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

844^th of 961Commerce 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	24.5	1904 of 2344	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1532 of 2372	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1777 of 2330	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1802 of 2254	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1531 of 2252	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1808 of 2193	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1426 of 2080	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.1	1064 of 2027	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.3	1343 of 1987	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	1608 of 2043	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.0	1335 of 1987	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	1349 of 1973	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	1323 of 1951	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	1295 of 1895	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.9	1281 of 1803	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	1209 of 1763	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.4	1037 of 1718	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.8	823 of 1684	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.9	722 of 1585	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.6	476 of 1582	69.9%	★★★★☆
2004	68.3	427 of 1573	72.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	865 of 997	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1048 of 1280	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1149 of 1273	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1203 of 1251	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1133 of 1213	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1170 of 1193	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	969 of 1167	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	54.7	279 of 589	52.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	1819 of 2182	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1658 of 2118	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1955 of 2058	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1772 of 2008	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1021 of 1428	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1373 of 1770	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1465 of 1720	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1268 of 1643	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1414 of 1592	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1124 of 1445	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	734 of 1376	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1517 of 1825	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1450 of 2242	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1657 of 2241	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1816 of 2221	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1415 of 2151	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1522 of 2047	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1362 of 2008	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	915 of 1230	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.9	790 of 1481	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1120 of 1488	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	943 of 1501	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1175 of 1446	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1115 of 1430	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1263 of 1731	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1693 of 2119	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1588 of 2116	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1344 of 2077	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	940 of 2043	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	1448 of 1935	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1244 of 1895	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1516 of 1820	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1749 of 2235	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1842 of 2251	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1968 of 2220	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1666 of 2172	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1967 of 2073	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1722 of 2039	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1391 of 1818	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1617 of 2246	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1814 of 2245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1739 of 2228	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1582 of 2168	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1882 of 2069	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1498 of 2030	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	588 of 676	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	597 of 818	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	752 of 817	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	623 of 813	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	662 of 743	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	581 of 720	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	943 of 1568	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1525 of 1891	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1460 of 1815	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1141 of 1757	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	602 of 1712	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	1345 of 1626	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1402 of 1597	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1203 of 1439	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1057 of 1733	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1204 of 1749	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1502 of 1723	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1430 of 1700	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1457 of 1684	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1284 of 1673	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2021)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

African American (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I50%+3 vs state

Reading36%-18 vs state

Science33%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Social Studies12%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd 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
Commerce Middle	Public	6-8	606 Culver St	Commerce	75428	Hunt County	Commerce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 886-3795	339	28	12.1	73.5%	121 (35.7%)	89 (26.3%)	94 (27.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.1%)	24.5	1904^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.8%		36.1	1532^nd of 2372 public middle schools	35.4%	372		50.0				33.6	28.8	48.0				17.2	3.9	44.1		32.7	12.5	$10,438
Cumby Collegiate Middle	Public	3-7	202 Sayle St	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Cumby Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 994-2260	182	13	13.9	51.6%	137 (75.3%)	2 (1.1%)	32 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	32.4	1648^th of 2344 public middle schools	29.7%		25.3	1878^th of 2372 public middle schools	20.8%	230			30.3	15.2	46.9	38.2	37.8		27.3	8.7	37.5	35.3	24.3		31.3			$9,687
Cooper J H	Public	6-8	823 Fm 1528	Cooper	75432	Delta County	Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 395-2111	189	14	13.0	59.8%	121 (64.0%)	16 (8.5%)	38 (20.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	58.7	830^th of 2344 public middle schools	64.6%		27.6	1806^th of 2372 public middle schools	23.9%	976						54.0	52.4	69.2				49.2	28.6	66.7		42.3	23.1	$6,509
Wolfe City Middle	Public	6-8	409 W Houston	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 496-7333	162	13	12.1	69.1%	108 (66.7%)	3 (1.9%)	42 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	53.6	963^rd of 2344 public middle schools	58.9%		54	951^st of 2372 public middle schools	59.9%	12						49.1	41.2	59.2				34.0	18.0	62.3		57.1	32.7	$9,361
Travis Intermediate	Public	5-6	3201 Stanford St	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-2696	756	51	14.8	83.6%	215 (28.4%)	141 (18.7%)	366 (48.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	28 (3.7%)								(n/a)	25.0				33.8	29.0					22.7	15.8			12.7			$8,173
Greenville Middle	Public	7-8	3611 Texas	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-2620	771	54	14.2	85.3%	191 (24.8%)	136 (17.6%)	400 (51.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.5%)	15.4	2144^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.5%		11.9	2231^st of 2372 public middle schools	5.9%	87		31.9					27.2	31.3					10.6	21.3		22.6	13.9	$8,239
Sulphur Springs Middle	Public	6-8	835 Wildcat Way	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	Sulphur Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 885-7741	961	63	15.2	63.2%	500 (52.0%)	94 (9.8%)	307 (31.9%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.5%)	39.8	1403^rd of 2344 public middle schools	40.1%		54.8	930^th of 2372 public middle schools	60.8%	473		98.4				43.9	43.9	56.1				30.6	12.3	48.8		36.9	22.3	$8,519
Lone Oak Middle	Public	6-8	8160 Hyw 69 S	Lone Oak	75453	Hunt County	Lone Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 662-5121	236	19	12.2	43.6%	187 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	58.9	822^nd of 2344 public middle schools	64.9%		62.2	733^rd of 2372 public middle schools	69.1%	89		61.1				57.5	63.9	51.8				52.5	45.2	44.3		47.6	24.7	$9,188
Celeste J H	Public	6-8	200 S 5th St	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Celeste Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 568-4721	98	10	9.4	59.2%	64 (65.3%)	4 (4.1%)	25 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	70.2	531^st of 2344 public middle schools	77.3%		55.3	915^th of 2372 public middle schools	61.4%	384						64.0	63.3	70.6				56.0	36.7	50.0		41.2	47.1	$13,276

Frequently Asked Questions about Commerce Middle

What high school do graduates of Commerce Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Commerce Middle?

Students at Commerce Middle are 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 26% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Commerce Middle in?

Commerce Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Commerce Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Commerce Middle.

Is Commerce Middle a good school?

Commerce Middle ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Texas middle schools.

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