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Mance Park Middle

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Mance Park Middle ranks 1714 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Mance Park Middle in Huntsville, TX, serves 1,298 students in grades 6-8 within the Huntsville Independent School District (Isd), a community where about 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school stands out for its exceptional Algebra I program, with 92.31% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—a remarkable 64-point advantage over the district average of 28.21% and far above the state average of 54.03%. This strength in advanced math contrasts sharply with the school's overall math performance, where 8th-grade standard math proficiency (46%) is nearly on par with the state (47.24%), but 6th and 7th-grade math scores lag significantly behind. In reading, Mance Park shows a stronger foundation than math, though still below state averages, such as 41.88% proficiency in 7th-grade reading versus the state's 54.04%.

Compared to nearby schools, Mance Park's math program is a clear differentiator. For instance, New Waverly J H, a high-performing school (82nd percentile) with a lower poverty rate (51% free/reduced lunch), outperforms Mance Park in most subjects but has a lower 7th-grade math proficiency (20.69% vs. Mance Park's 15.64%). Meanwhile, Texas Online Preparatory Middle, a virtual school in the same district, struggles more with math (8th-grade math at 18.65% vs. Mance Park's 46%) but excels in reading (6th-grade reading at 44.3% vs. Mance Park's 33.33%). Mance Park also boasts a remarkably low dropout rate of 0.6%, compared to the district's 2.3%, indicating strong student retention despite academic challenges.

However, the school faces significant challenges, particularly with its Special Education students, whose performance dropped from the 43rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026. The Gifted and Talented program shows volatility, with a 72nd percentile ranking in 2024-2025 falling to 48th percentile the following year. Overall, Mance Park is a school of contrasts: it excels in accelerating top math students and keeping students enrolled, but struggles to lift foundational math and reading skills for the majority. The key to improvement lies in replicating the success of its advanced math program and retention strategies across all subjects and student groups.

1,298

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,745

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

828 9th St
Huntsville, TX 77320-4145

(936) 435-6400

District: Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mance Park Middle usually attend:

High:	Huntsville High School
	Texas Online Preparatory High School

Feeder schools for Mance Park Middle:

Elementary:	Huntsville Elementary
	Samuel Houston Elementary
	Scott Johnson Elementary
	Stewart Elementary
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	Texas Online Preparatory Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

33.1%

African American:

23.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2024 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2024) to 27th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Texas avg50%

1,714^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)

833^rd of 947Huntsville 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	30.4	1714 of 2359	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	1635 of 2344	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1467 of 2372	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1471 of 2330	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1661 of 2254	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1814 of 2252	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1717 of 2193	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1742 of 2080	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	1732 of 2027	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	1561 of 1987	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	1653 of 2043	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	1613 of 1987	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	1425 of 1973	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.2	1051 of 1951	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.3	891 of 1895	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	641 of 1803	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	635 of 1763	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.6	782 of 1718	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	818 of 1684	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.2	808 of 1585	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.3	900 of 1582	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.5	970 of 1573	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1067 of 1306	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	780 of 997	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	882 of 1280	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	848 of 1273	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	974 of 1251	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1064 of 1213	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	962 of 1193	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1082 of 1167	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	548 of 606	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	338 of 589	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	488 of 594	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	1712 of 2182	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1847 of 2118	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1639 of 2058	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1911 of 2008	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	1290 of 1403	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1045 of 1428	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1366 of 1770	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1196 of 1720	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	888 of 1643	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	1076 of 1592	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1336 of 1445	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1289 of 1376	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	1545 of 2263	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	1294 of 1825	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1600 of 2242	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1251 of 2241	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1665 of 2221	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1827 of 2151	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1719 of 2047	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1761 of 2008	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	776 of 1510	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.4	349 of 1230	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	724 of 1481	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	327 of 1488	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	538 of 1501	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	483 of 1446	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	556 of 1430	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	1523 of 2161	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1253 of 1731	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1339 of 2119	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1207 of 2116	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1410 of 2077	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1708 of 2043	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1538 of 1935	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1756 of 1895	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1707 of 2275	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	1311 of 1820	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1612 of 2235	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1456 of 2251	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1699 of 2220	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1781 of 2172	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1674 of 2073	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1913 of 2039	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	1779 of 2274	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	1289 of 1818	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1287 of 2246	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1595 of 2245	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1682 of 2228	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1679 of 2168	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1564 of 2069	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1662 of 2030	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	653 of 811	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	549 of 676	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	618 of 818	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	673 of 743	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	600 of 753	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	648 of 720	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	1691 of 1974	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.4	892 of 1568	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1069 of 1891	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1167 of 1815	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	941 of 1757	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	1230 of 1712	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1094 of 1626	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1318 of 1597	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	1371 of 1743	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	984 of 1439	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1052 of 1733	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1221 of 1749	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1380 of 1723	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1516 of 1700	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1383 of 1684	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1265 of 1673	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)49th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2022)10th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+38 vs state

Reading41%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-10 vs state

Social Studies22%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 30, 2018

Mance Park middle school has terrific teachers who dedicate their time to our kids. They care about our kids being successful in life. I recommend the Pre-AP classes. Those teachers are fantastic and they go out of their way to help tutor students after hours, if necessary. The school has so much opportunity for extra-curricular activities, as well. Close Quote

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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 EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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
Mance Park Middle	Public	6-8	828 9th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 435-6400	1,298	70	18.5	73.7%	429 (33.1%)	306 (23.6%)	502 (38.7%)	11 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.1%)	30.4	1714^th of 2359 public middle schools	27.3%		32.7	1635^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.2%	79				92.3					33.3	41.9	46.8			22.8	15.6	46.0	22.2	$8,745
Texas Online Preparatory Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6300	2,050			59.2%	527 (25.7%)	375 (18.3%)	987 (48.1%)	75 (3.7%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	74 (3.6%)	22.7	1992^nd of 2359 public middle schools	15.6%		29.8	1740^th of 2344 public middle schools	25.8%	252				65.1		85.4			44.3	33.1	51.7			17.2	9.7	18.7	15.9	$8,075
New Waverly J H	Public	7-8	1111 Front St	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 344-2246	253	19	13.3	51.4%	162 (64.0%)	22 (8.7%)	48 (19.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	74.3	428^th of 2359 public middle schools	81.9%		68.9	564^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.9%	136				100.0						68.9	75.0				20.7	55.0	50.6	$8,305
New Waverly Intermediate	Public	4-6	335 Fm 1375 W	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-6601	169	12	14.2	47.9%	114 (67.5%)	15 (8.9%)	25 (14.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)								(n/a)							59.7	61.8	59.8			61.1	42.9	40.2				$9,106
Trinity J H	Public	6-8	500 E Caroline	Trinity	75862	Trinity County	Trinity Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 594-2321	246	18	13.9	87.4%	132 (53.7%)	36 (14.6%)	62 (25.2%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	16.2	2156^th of 2359 public middle schools	8.6%		19.8	2024^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.7%	132									29.6	47.8	41.7			4.6	2.0	15.5	13.9	$8,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Mance Park Middle

What is the racial makeup of Mance Park Middle?

Students at Mance Park Middle are 39% Hispanic, 33% White, 24% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Mance Park Middle a good school?

Mance Park Middle ranks 1714^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Mance Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,298 students attended Mance Park Middle.

What district is Mance Park Middle in?

Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Mance Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Mance Park Middle usually go on to attend Huntsville High School

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