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James L Germany Middle

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James L Germany Middle ranks 1512 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

1512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Texas middle schools

Summary

James L Germany Middle in De Kalb, TX, serves 270 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the Dekalb Independent School District (Isd), a rural district with a middle-of-the-pack state ranking. The school has a perfect 0% dropout rate and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1, but its academic performance is a story of sharp contrasts. While it excels in accelerating top math students—with Algebra I proficiency rates soaring above 90%, far outpacing the state average of 54%—the general student body struggles, particularly in 6th-grade math, where only 16% of students are proficient. This "6th-grade cliff" suggests the transition from elementary to middle school is a major hurdle.

Compared to nearby schools, Germany Middle shows both strengths and weaknesses. It outperforms Hooks J H in 5th-grade reading, but Hooks dominates in 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade reading and math, and serves its low-income population more effectively. New Boston Middle, despite having a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (84%), still ranks higher overall (62nd percentile vs. Germany's 36th), showing particular strength in 7th and 8th-grade math. Germany's only clear academic win over these schools is its 5th-grade reading proficiency and its exceptional Algebra I acceleration, a trait it shares with James Bowie Middle, another small rural school facing similar challenges in core subjects.

The school also reveals a "tale of two genders" in academic support, with female students ranking in the 40th percentile and male students significantly lower at the 30th percentile. While Germany Middle provides outstanding support for Special Education students (ranking in the 85th percentile), its support for low-income students has collapsed from the 64th percentile to the 27th percentile in just two years—a major concern given that over 60% of students are economically disadvantaged. The school's future success hinges on addressing the 6th-grade transition, reversing the negative trend for its low-SES students, and closing the gender gap to provide consistent, high-quality instruction for all.

270

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,597

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

929 W Grizzly Dr
De Kalb, TX 75559-1614

(903) 667-2834

District: Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend James L Germany Middle usually attend:

High:

Dekalb High School

Feeder schools for James L Germany Middle:

Elementary:

Dekalb Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Hispanic:

14.1%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Texas avg48%

1,512^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

484^th of 947Dekalb 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	36.7	1512 of 2359	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	1397 of 2344	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	1123 of 2372	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	1534 of 2330	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1269 of 2254	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	1066 of 2252	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	1676 of 2193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1395 of 2080	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	1091 of 2027	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.4	1166 of 1987	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.9	1000 of 2043	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.7	1039 of 1987	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	1026 of 1973	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	936 of 1951	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	684 of 1895	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	1013 of 1803	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	76.1	251 of 1763	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	309 of 1718	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.9	264 of 1684	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	192 of 1585	87.9%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	202 of 1582	87.2%	★★★★☆
2004	68.6	417 of 1573	73.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1057 of 1306	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	819 of 997	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	901 of 1280	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	876 of 1273	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	971 of 1251	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	801 of 1213	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1100 of 1193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	924 of 1167	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	997 of 2182	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	917 of 2118	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.1	1898 of 2058	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1734 of 2008	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1263 of 1428	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1735 of 1770	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1693 of 1720	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	1227 of 1592	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1428 of 1445	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	58.7	339 of 1376	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1346 of 2263	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1022 of 1825	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	941 of 2242	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	1264 of 2241	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	1167 of 2221	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	1032 of 2151	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	1631 of 2047	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1342 of 2008	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	1200 of 1510	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.6	393 of 1230	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	744 of 1481	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	592 of 1488	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	278 of 1501	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	1210 of 1446	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	869 of 1430	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	1614 of 2161	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	1102 of 1731	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1823 of 2119	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1685 of 2116	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1687 of 2077	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1221 of 2043	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1818 of 1935	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1818 of 1895	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	1658 of 2275	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	1240 of 1820	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	796 of 2235	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1151 of 2251	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	1016 of 2220	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	1134 of 2172	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1805 of 2073	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1596 of 2039	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	1594 of 2274	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	1163 of 1818	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1165 of 2246	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1577 of 2245	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1372 of 2228	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	1008 of 2168	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	1589 of 2069	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1343 of 2030	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	479 of 811	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.6	788 of 813	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	698 of 743	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	719 of 753	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	1206 of 1974	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.1	243 of 1568	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	223 of 1891	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	516 of 1815	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	422 of 1757	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	479 of 1712	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	17.7	1590 of 1626	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1438 of 1597	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	1358 of 1743	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	1147 of 1439	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	1012 of 1733	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1391 of 1749	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	935 of 1723	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	937 of 1700	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1348 of 1684	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1216 of 1673	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I90%+36 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

Social Studies19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
James L Germany Middle	Public	5-8	929 W Grizzly Dr	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2834	270	25	11.0	62.2%	181 (67.0%)	33 (12.2%)	38 (14.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	36.7	1512^th of 2359 public middle schools	35.9%		40.1	1397^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.4%	115			90.5	71.0	47.3	46.3	51.9	43.5	16.4	40.9	28.8	19.0	$8,597
New Boston Middle	Public	6-8	1215 Hwy 8 N	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	New Boston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 628-6588	240	26	9.2	84.2%	133 (55.4%)	53 (22.1%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)	55.2	898^th of 2359 public middle schools	61.9%		69.5	549^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.6%	349			100.0		39.7	63.6	54.1		24.7	53.3	64.8	29.3	$11,234
James Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	7497 Us Hwy 67 W	Simms	75574	Bowie County	Simms Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 543-2219	115	12	9.4	57.4%	101 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	40.2	1408^th of 2359 public middle schools	40.3%		54.6	928^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.4%	480			91.7		34.6	43.3	53.7		34.6	15.8	42.5	31.7	$8,267
Hooks J H	Public	5-8	3921 Fm 560	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2568	257	24	10.5	54.9%	158 (61.5%)	36 (14.0%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.8%)	59.4	771^st of 2359 public middle schools	67.3%		66.4	614^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.8%	157			71.4	49.1	70.3	72.2	59.4	38.9	37.5	43.2	38.2	23.4	$11,215

Frequently Asked Questions about James L Germany Middle

Is James L Germany Middle a good school?

James L Germany Middle ranks 1512^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James L Germany Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended James L Germany Middle.

What is the racial makeup of James L Germany Middle?

Students at James L Germany Middle are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is James L Germany Middle in?

Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of James L Germany Middle attend?

Students who attend James L Germany Middle usually go on to attend Dekalb High School

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

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