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Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle

Q: Is Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle a good school?

Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle ranks 399 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle is a high-performing school in Midlothian Independent School District (Isd), serving 989 students in grades 6-8 and consistently ranking among the top 20% of Texas middle schools for six consecutive years. The school stands out for its exceptional Algebra I program, with an impressive 96.12% of students scoring proficient or above—far exceeding the state average of 54.03% and outperforming nearby schools like Coleman J H (90.36%) and W S Permenter Middle (86.96%). This strong math foundation prepares many 8th graders for high school-level coursework, giving students a head start in their academic journey.

Within the district, Dieterich Middle consistently outperforms Frank Seale Middle by a wide margin—for example, 68.59% of Dieterich 8th graders scored proficient in reading compared to 42.91% at Frank Seale, and 67.12% in math versus 43.14%. The school also excels at supporting diverse student groups, ranking in the 87th percentile for Hispanic students and the 80th percentile for low-socioeconomic status students statewide. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1, students benefit from more individualized attention than at some nearby schools like Curtistene S McCowan Middle (22.6:1).

However, parents should be aware of a few challenges. Like many schools in the region, Dieterich Middle experiences a "7th grade math slump," with proficiency dropping from 55.72% in 6th grade to just 32% in 7th grade—a pattern also seen at Walnut Grove Middle (28.4%) and Alma Martinez Intermediate (63.4% in 6th). Additionally, support for special education students, while improving, remains an area for growth, ranking in the 61st percentile. The school's gifted and talented program has also shown inconsistent results, fluctuating from the 97th percentile to the 67th percentile in recent years, which may be worth discussing with school staff.

989

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,595

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2881 Ledgestone Ln
Midlothian, TX 76065

(469) 856-5800

District: Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle usually attend:

High:

Midlothian High School

Feeder schools for Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle:

Elementary:	Jean Coleman Elementary
	Larue Miller Elementary
	Mt Peak Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

21.6%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2021 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% 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 school60%

District avg57%

Texas avg47%

399^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	75.5	399 of 2335	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	423 of 2344	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	384 of 2372	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	414 of 2330	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	580 of 2254	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	354 of 2252	84.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	305 of 1295	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	191 of 997	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	291 of 1280	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	168 of 1273	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	250 of 1251	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	222 of 1213	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	358 of 505	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	1422 of 2182	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.0	395 of 2118	81.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	476 of 1390	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	502 of 1428	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	408 of 1770	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	457 of 1720	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	571 of 1643	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	363 of 2240	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	298 of 1825	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	432 of 2242	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	415 of 2241	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	511 of 2221	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	231 of 2151	89.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	498 of 1497	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.6	181 of 1230	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	51 of 1481	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	231 of 1488	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	197 of 1501	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	286 of 2141	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	332 of 1731	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	214 of 2119	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	292 of 2116	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	537 of 2077	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	245 of 2043	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	452 of 2253	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	439 of 1820	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	558 of 2235	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	679 of 2251	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	750 of 2220	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	378 of 2172	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	426 of 2253	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	393 of 1818	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	340 of 2246	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	423 of 2245	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	695 of 2228	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	470 of 2168	78.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	242 of 806	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	251 of 676	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	241 of 818	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	234 of 817	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	270 of 813	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	141 of 743	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	754 of 1956	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	952 of 1568	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1107 of 1891	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	497 of 1815	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	457 of 1757	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	268 of 1712	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	489 of 1731	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	437 of 1439	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	518 of 1733	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	621 of 1749	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	829 of 1723	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	534 of 1700	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-21 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I96%+42 vs state

Reading64%+9 vs state

Mathematics56%+17 vs state

Social Studies44%+12 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Venus Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Bulldog Dr	Venus	76084	Johnson County	Venus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 366-3358	506	42	12.0	74.7%	123 (24.3%)	24 (4.7%)	334 (66.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	25.4	1876^th of 2335 public middle schools	19.7%		23.8	1918^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.2%	42	46.3				28.1	34.1	47.9		22.6	27.7	36.7	10.6	$10,633
Mansfield Heritage Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	10701 Heritage Pkwy	Grand Prairie	76065	Ellis County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 479-9078	138	15	9.3	52.9%	7 (5.1%)	61 (44.2%)	44 (31.9%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	56.4	861^st of 2335 public middle schools	63.1%		47.9	1144^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.2%	283	66.7		89.5		58.8	61.1	31.3		32.8		39.3	46.3	$00
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
Finley J H	Public	6-8	2401 E Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4680	839	58	14.4	49.9%	298 (35.5%)	145 (17.3%)	353 (42.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	33.8	1602^nd of 2335 public middle schools	31.4%		46.1	1190^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.2%	412	54.0	100.0			48.3	46.9	49.0		22.7	18.6	42.5	12.9	$7,992
Alma Martinez Intermediate	Public	5-6	2001 Julian Feild St	Mansfield	76063	Johnson County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 320-9250	930	60	15.5	34.6%	219 (23.5%)	382 (41.1%)	192 (20.6%)	91 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.6%)								(n/a)				70.9	75.4			52.9	63.4				$7,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle

Is Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle a good school?

Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle ranks 399^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle?

Students at Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle are 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle in?

Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 989 students attended Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle.

What high school do graduates of Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle attend?

Students who attend Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle usually go on to attend Midlothian High School

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