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Walnut Grove Middle

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Walnut Grove Middle ranks 314 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Walnut Grove Middle in Midlothian, TX, is a high-performing public school serving 1,012 students in grades 6-8 as part of the top-rated Midlothian Independent School District (Isd), and it has earned a 4-star rating for nine consecutive years while climbing to the 87th percentile statewide.

Walnut Grove stands out as the top traditional middle school in its district, significantly outperforming its nearby district peer Frank Seale Middle (which ranks in the 47th percentile) in every subject and grade level. For example, in 6th-grade reading, Walnut Grove achieves 72.7% proficiency compared to Frank Seale's 49.8%. The school also excels in Algebra I, with proficiency rates consistently above 85%—reaching 92.11% most recently—far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. While other nearby schools like Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle also perform well in Algebra I, Walnut Grove's overall consistency across all core subjects (reading, math, science, and social studies) sets it apart from schools such as Red Oak Middle (33rd percentile) and Curtistene S. McCowan Middle (13th percentile).

An interesting finding is that Walnut Grove serves its student subgroups exceptionally well, ranking in the 89th percentile for African American students and the 90th percentile for Hispanic students. However, the school's performance for White students is a relative weakness at the 75th percentile, an inversion of typical trends. The school is also on a clear upward trajectory, improving from the 77th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 87th percentile in 2025-2026, all while spending less per student ($8,079) than many lower-performing peers like Frank Seale Middle ($10,468). Notably, the Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy, a magnet school in the lower-performing Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd), matches Walnut Grove's 87th percentile ranking, but as a selective-enrollment school, it is not a direct comparison to this comprehensive neighborhood middle school.

1,012

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,651

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

990 N Walnut Grove Rd
Midlothian, TX 76065

(469) 856-5700

District: Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Walnut Grove Middle usually attend:

High:

Midlothian Heritage High School

Feeder schools for Walnut Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Dolores McClatchey Elementary
	Longbranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

20.4%

African American:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg57%

Texas avg47%

314^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

147^th of 951Midlothian 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	80.5	314 of 2335	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	339 of 2344	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	360 of 2372	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	384 of 2330	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	527 of 2254	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	270 of 2252	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	288 of 2193	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	294 of 2080	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	307 of 2027	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	169 of 1987	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	86.7	130 of 2043	93.6%	★★★★★
2014	83.4	192 of 1987	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	154 of 1973	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.8	198 of 1951	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.9	256 of 1895	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	193 of 1803	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	150 of 1763	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	76.5	237 of 1718	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	159 of 1684	90.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	146 of 1295	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	128 of 997	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	397 of 1280	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	331 of 1273	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	416 of 1251	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.2	139 of 1213	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	305 of 1193	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	160 of 1167	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	53.3	298 of 589	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	236 of 594	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	79 of 587	86.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	1183 of 2182	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.4	278 of 2118	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	277 of 2058	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	330 of 2008	83.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	569 of 1428	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	301 of 1770	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	489 of 1720	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	444 of 1643	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	23.6	1454 of 1592	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	374 of 1445	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	294 of 1376	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	278 of 2240	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	248 of 1825	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	312 of 2242	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	298 of 2241	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	573 of 2221	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	276 of 2151	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	279 of 2047	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	357 of 2008	82.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	166 of 1497	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	282 of 1230	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	453 of 1481	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	707 of 1488	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.9	182 of 1501	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	89 of 1446	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	241 of 1430	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	216 of 2141	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	295 of 1731	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	385 of 2119	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	332 of 2116	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	573 of 2077	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	266 of 2043	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	298 of 1935	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	383 of 1895	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	379 of 2253	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	570 of 1820	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	776 of 2235	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	876 of 2251	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	1166 of 2220	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	649 of 2172	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	430 of 2073	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	398 of 2039	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	338 of 2253	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	329 of 1818	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	449 of 2246	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	465 of 2245	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	527 of 2228	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	285 of 2168	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	285 of 2069	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	254 of 2030	87.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	318 of 806	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	293 of 676	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	233 of 818	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	256 of 817	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	386 of 813	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	184 of 743	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	321 of 753	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	340 of 720	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	538 of 1956	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	44.0	840 of 1568	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	653 of 1891	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	279 of 1815	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	542 of 1757	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	319 of 1712	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	293 of 1626	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	630 of 1597	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	440 of 1731	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	374 of 1439	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	449 of 1733	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	474 of 1749	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	611 of 1723	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	325 of 1700	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	326 of 1684	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	390 of 1673	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)89th percentile~ school

African American (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2021)49th percentile-39 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+38 vs state

Reading73%+18 vs state

Mathematics56%+17 vs state

Social Studies40%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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
Walnut Grove Middle	Public	6-8	990 N Walnut Grove Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5700	1,012	51	19.6	16.3%	622 (61.5%)	118 (11.7%)	206 (20.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	55 (5.4%)	80.5	314^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.6%		79.4	339^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.5%	25	92.1			72.7	69.1	77.3	61.5	28.4	64.5	40.5	$6,651
Frank Seale Middle	Public	6-8	700 George Hopper Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-5600	726	42	17.1	53.3%	258 (35.5%)	166 (22.9%)	252 (34.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	44.1	1240^th of 2335 public middle schools	46.9%		52	1014^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.7%	226	94.7			49.8	47.7	42.9	47.8	20.4	43.1	27.6	$8,409
Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle	Public	6-8	2881 Ledgestone Ln	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5800	989	53	18.8	19.6%	581 (58.7%)	132 (13.3%)	214 (21.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	75.5	399^th of 2335 public middle schools	82.9%		75.3	423^rd of 2344 public middle schools	82.0%	24	96.1			63.6	60.7	68.6	55.7	32.0	67.1	44.1	$6,595
W S Permenter Middle	Public	6-8	431 W Parkerville Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5270	456	34	13.5	77.9%	6 (1.3%)	280 (61.4%)	156 (34.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	25.8	1858^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.4%		27.6	1817^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.5%	41	87.0			37.8	32.2	51.6	8.0	2.8	46.9	18.0	$9,411
Curtistene S McCowan Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Majestic Meadows Dr	Glenn Heights	75154	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8090	643	28	22.6	78.5%	12 (1.9%)	399 (62.1%)	206 (32.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	20.3	2036^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.8%		21.7	1981^st of 2344 public middle schools	15.5%	55	64.7			32.9	41.1	46.0	26.3	6.3	22.4	9.0	$6,577
Life Middle Waxahachie	Public, Charter	7-8	3295 N Us Hwy 77	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 937-0715	551	36	15.3	60.4%	63 (11.4%)	239 (43.4%)	225 (40.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	52.4	971^st of 2335 public middle schools	58.4%		54.4	935^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.1%	36	93.4				57.5	72.6		25.1	38.8	21.0	$8,907
Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy	Public	6-8	1515 W Beltline Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 272-2021	345	18	18.8	41.7%	9 (2.6%)	229 (66.4%)	87 (25.2%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	81.7	294^th of 2335 public middle schools	87.4%		81.7	299^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.2%	5	48.6		87.6	90.0	79.7		60.9		46.0	43.8	$5,474
Bessie Coleman Middle	Public	6-8	1208 Pleasant Run Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 293-4505	488	34	14.4	74.2%	10 (2.0%)	339 (69.5%)	105 (21.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	25.9	1850^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.8%		19.5	2034^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.2%	184	17.5			37.9	36.6	56.8	20.7	11.2	34.2	11.0	$8,666
Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	152 Louise Ritter Blvd	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 617-0066	1,488	87	17.1	62.7%	242 (16.3%)	586 (39.4%)	581 (39.0%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.8%)	34.7	1575^th of 2335 public middle schools	32.5%		36.3	1517^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.3%	58	77.4			42.9	44.2	48.6	33.5	3.7	31.6	33.5	$8,422
Coleman J H	Public	6-8	1000 Hwy 77 N	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4790	775	56	13.7	47.4%	289 (37.3%)	134 (17.3%)	305 (39.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	54.8	897^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.6%		57.3	868^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.0%	29	90.4	100.0		49.6	52.7	58.3	41.5	25.2	60.5	28.5	$8,895

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Grove Middle

How many students attend Walnut Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,012 students attended Walnut Grove Middle.

Is Walnut Grove Middle a good school?

Walnut Grove Middle ranks 314^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Grove Middle?

Students at Walnut Grove Middle are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Walnut Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Walnut Grove Middle usually go on to attend Midlothian Heritage High School

What district is Walnut Grove Middle in?

Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

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