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Mae Luster Stephens J H

Public Grades 6-8

2000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Mae Luster Stephens J H is a small middle school in Linden, TX, serving 132 students in grades 6-8 within the rural Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District, where about 61% of students are economically disadvantaged.

This school has experienced a sharp decline in recent years, dropping from the 63rd percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026. The most significant concern is in mathematics, where proficiency rates are alarmingly low—for example, 0% of 7th graders were proficient in math, compared to 40% at nearby Hughes Springs J H. Reading scores also lag behind peers like Atlanta Middle, which shows consistent, above-average performance. However, there is a notable bright spot: 100% of students taking Algebra I were proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54%. This suggests the school excels at preparing a select group for advanced coursework, even as the general math program struggles.

Because Mae Luster Stephens J H is the only middle school in its district, its performance directly shapes the district's overall ranking (19th percentile). Nearby schools like Hughes Springs J H (75th percentile) and Atlanta Middle (59th percentile) demonstrate that stronger outcomes are possible in similar rural settings. The school's small size means that the performance of just a few students can cause large year-to-year swings, making it hard to gauge consistent progress. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the school has a proven ability to support advanced math students, it faces urgent challenges in core math instruction that need targeted attention to improve outcomes for all students.

132

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,206

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2913 Farm Rd 125 S
Linden, TX 75563

(903) 756-5314

District: Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Mae Luster Stephens J H usually attend:

High:

Linden-Kildare High School

Feeder schools for Mae Luster Stephens J H:

Elementary:

Linden Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Texas avg47%

2,000^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 55 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

767^th of 951Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District 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	21.9	2000 of 2335	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	1768 of 2344	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1811 of 2372	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.2	1040 of 2330	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	874 of 2254	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	840 of 2252	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.8	1846 of 2193	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1347 of 2080	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.9	886 of 2027	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	607 of 1987	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.5	431 of 2043	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	67.5	599 of 1987	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.0	1146 of 1973	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.5	1261 of 1951	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	864 of 1895	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.6	1117 of 1803	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	1085 of 1763	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.4	735 of 1718	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.5	360 of 1684	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	523 of 1585	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	469 of 1582	70.4%	★★★★☆
2004	79.8	160 of 1573	89.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	791 of 1295	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	11.1	983 of 997	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1027 of 1280	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1168 of 1251	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1210 of 1213	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1165 of 1193	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1115 of 1167	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	1472 of 2182	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	474 of 2118	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	18.6	1943 of 2058	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1926 of 2008	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	1669 of 1720	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	1662 of 2240	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	1312 of 1825	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1675 of 2242	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	1046 of 2241	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	1039 of 2221	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	889 of 2151	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	1673 of 2047	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1246 of 2008	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1165 of 1230	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	851 of 1481	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.7	310 of 1488	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	52 of 1501	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	249 of 1430	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	1719 of 2141	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	70.8	326 of 1731	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	1020 of 2119	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	769 of 2116	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1136 of 2077	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	804 of 2043	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	4.7	1909 of 1935	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	2006 of 2253	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1689 of 1820	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1985 of 2235	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	982 of 2251	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	1202 of 2220	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.8	312 of 2172	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	1689 of 2073	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1329 of 2039	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	2056 of 2253	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	1513 of 1818	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1826 of 2246	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1023 of 2245	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	701 of 2228	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	817 of 2168	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.8	1845 of 2069	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1416 of 2030	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	752 of 806	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	707 of 813	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	1382 of 1956	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1318 of 1568	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1182 of 1891	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1015 of 1815	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	439 of 1757	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	23.2	1560 of 1712	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1517 of 1626	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1573 of 1597	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	1651 of 1731	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1333 of 1439	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1636 of 1733	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1131 of 1749	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	622 of 1723	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	808 of 1700	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.4	1581 of 1684	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1239 of 1673	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)39th percentile+25 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

Social Studies14%-18 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 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
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
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
Jefferson J H	Public	6-8	804 N Alley	Jefferson	75657	Marion County	Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 665-2461	307	28	10.9	68.1%	194 (63.2%)	75 (24.4%)	15 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	27.4	1807^th of 2335 public middle schools	22.6%		20	2016^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.0%	209	70.0		39.7	42.5	45.9		9.4	16.1	25.0	28.6	$10,584
Hughes Springs J H	Public	6-8	609 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3811	232	26	8.7	42.7%	176 (75.9%)	9 (3.9%)	38 (16.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	65.8	595^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.5%		65.9	634^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.0%	39	89.5		60.0	66.1	77.5		44.6	40.0	24.2	38.8	$9,883
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mae Luster Stephens J H

What district is Mae Luster Stephens J H in?

Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of Mae Luster Stephens J H?

Students at Mae Luster Stephens J H are 68% White, 13% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Mae Luster Stephens J H attend?

Students who attend Mae Luster Stephens J H usually go on to attend Linden-Kildare High School

How many students attend Mae Luster Stephens J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Mae Luster Stephens J H.

Is Mae Luster Stephens J H a good school?

Mae Luster Stephens J H ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Texas middle schools.

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