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Bush Middle

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Bush Middle ranks 315 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Bush Middle in San Antonio, TX, is a high-performing public school serving 823 students in grades 6-8 within the North East Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out for its exceptional academic results, particularly in advanced coursework.

Bush Middle is a powerhouse in Algebra I, with a near-perfect 99.05% of students proficient on the End-of-Course exam, far exceeding the state average of 54% and even outperforming top nearby schools like Lopez Middle (92.92%) and Pieper Ranch Middle (95.63%). The school also excels in 8th-grade Social Studies, where 58.89% of students are proficient—nearly double the state average—and significantly higher than strong competitors like Hill Middle (48.4%) and Tejeda Middle (48.16%). While Bush Middle has seen a slight decline from its historic peak ranking in the 96th percentile, it remains a 4-star institution and consistently ranks in the top 15% of Texas middle schools.

One notable trend is a widespread "7th-grade math slump" affecting schools across the area, including Bush Middle, where math proficiency drops from 49% in 6th grade to 24% in 7th grade. However, Bush Middle still mitigates this slump better than most, with its 7th-grade math score (23.85%) well above the district average (15.21%). The school serves a relatively affluent community, with only about 25% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the lowest rate among its district peers. This economic context helps explain why Bush Middle, along with Lopez Middle, Hill Middle, and Tejeda Middle, forms a "top tier" of high-performing schools within the North East Independent School District (Isd), while other schools like Eisenhower Middle and Wood Middle struggle with higher poverty rates and lower rankings.

823

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,563

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Evans Rd
San Antonio, TX 78258-6900

(210) 356-2900

District: North East Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bush Middle usually attend:

High:

Reagan High School

Feeder schools for Bush Middle:

Elementary:	Canyon Ridge Elementary
	Las Lomas Elementary
	Stone Oak Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

White:

32.6%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in North East Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

315^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Middle Schools in the North East Independent School District (Isd)

408^th of 951North East 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	315 of 2335	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	254 of 2344	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	273 of 2372	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	215 of 2330	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	201 of 2254	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	254 of 2252	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	123 of 2193	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	84 of 2080	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	119 of 2027	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	114 of 1987	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	91.0	50 of 2043	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	89.8	63 of 1987	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.6	69 of 1973	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	85 of 1951	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.6	82 of 1895	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.4	64 of 1803	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	24 of 1763	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	21 of 1718	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	30 of 1684	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	35 of 1585	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	88.9	32 of 1582	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	85.8	51 of 1573	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	208 of 1295	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	179 of 997	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	331 of 1280	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	268 of 1273	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	119 of 1251	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	72.6	210 of 1213	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	152 of 1193	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	77 of 1167	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	175 of 642	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	171 of 505	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	210 of 617	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	181 of 616	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	215 of 606	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	158 of 589	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	186 of 594	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	216 of 587	63.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.8	221 of 2182	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	186 of 2118	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	103 of 2058	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	134 of 2008	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	264 of 1390	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	140 of 1428	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	217 of 1770	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	174 of 1720	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	88 of 1643	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	147 of 1592	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	71 of 1445	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	62 of 1376	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	291 of 2240	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	204 of 1825	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	296 of 2242	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	247 of 2241	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	229 of 2221	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	232 of 2151	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	116 of 2047	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	105 of 2008	94.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	239 of 1497	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	151 of 1230	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	72 of 1481	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	65 of 1488	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	107 of 1501	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	95 of 1446	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	38 of 1430	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	261 of 2141	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	173 of 1731	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	280 of 2119	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	176 of 2116	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	188 of 2077	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.2	249 of 2043	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	92 of 1935	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	69 of 1895	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	378 of 2253	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	301 of 1820	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	438 of 2235	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	352 of 2251	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	60 of 2220	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	59.5	667 of 2172	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	201 of 2073	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	138 of 2039	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	326 of 2253	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	232 of 1818	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	309 of 2246	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	184 of 2245	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	181 of 2228	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	296 of 2168	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	119 of 2069	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	80 of 2030	96.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	200 of 806	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	114 of 676	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	198 of 818	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	75 of 817	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	106 of 813	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	139 of 743	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	144 of 753	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	133 of 720	81.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	351 of 1956	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	173 of 1568	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	422 of 1891	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	80 of 1815	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.2	197 of 1757	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	285 of 1712	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	209 of 1626	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	180 of 1597	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	327 of 1731	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	155 of 1439	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	252 of 1733	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	151 of 1749	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	152 of 1723	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	206 of 1700	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	134 of 1684	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	68 of 1673	95.9%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile~ school

African American (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Reading73%+18 vs state

Social Studies59%+27 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 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	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 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
Bush Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Evans Rd	San Antonio	78258	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-2900	823	52	15.6	25.5%	268 (32.6%)	46 (5.6%)	388 (47.1%)	64 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	80.5	315^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.5%		84.1	254^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.2%	61	99.1	67.7	71.1	81.0	48.9	23.9	62.3	58.9	$9,563
Tejeda Middle	Public	6-8	2909 E Evans Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-5600	1,014	52	19.3	25.2%	329 (32.4%)	46 (4.5%)	442 (43.6%)	139 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)	82.4	280^th of 2335 public middle schools	88.0%		80.7	316^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.5%	36	85.1	70.0	71.3	78.8	60.2	15.5	67.6	48.2	$8,515
Lopez Middle	Public	6-8	23103 Hardy Oak Blvd	San Antonio	78258	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-5000	1,294	64	20.1	16.3%	369 (28.5%)	38 (2.9%)	705 (54.5%)	112 (8.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (5.1%)	93.3	96^th of 2335 public middle schools	95.9%		94	81^st of 2344 public middle schools	96.5%	15	92.9	81.1	77.6	87.9	59.0	50.3	82.2	68.5	$7,446
Hill Middle	Public	6-8	21314 Bulverde Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-8000	1,057	55	19.3	28.1%	346 (32.7%)	53 (5.0%)	520 (49.2%)	82 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.0%)	80.3	317^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.4%		79	346^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.2%	29	99.2	67.3	69.8	74.1	44.8	31.8	76.8	48.4	$8,149
Driscoll Middle	Public	6-8	17150 Jones Maltsberger Rd	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-3200	535	38	13.9	54.8%	124 (23.2%)	30 (5.6%)	340 (63.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.8%)								(n/a)									$13,509
Bradley Middle	Public	6-8	14819 Heimer Rd	San Antonio	78232	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-2600	1,148	62	18.4	40.6%	320 (27.9%)	54 (4.7%)	716 (62.4%)	13 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.8%)	64.2	648^th of 2335 public middle schools	72.2%		67.1	596^th of 2344 public middle schools	74.6%	52	92.4	62.9	58.8	65.6	51.4	19.9	54.3	28.8	$8,441
Pieper Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1106 Kinder Pkwy	San Antonio	78260	Bexar County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	1,140	67	17.0	13.3%	526 (46.1%)	45 (3.9%)	495 (43.4%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.0%)	90.7	140^th of 2335 public middle schools	94.0%		92.6	104^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.6%	36	95.6	77.1	76.3	83.9	62.5	32.0	74.5	65.1	$6,830
Harris Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Knoll Creek	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-4100	903	51	17.5	47.3%	206 (22.8%)	69 (7.6%)	564 (62.5%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.4%)	29.9	1726^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.1%		45.4	1216^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.1%	510	78.4	45.2	43.1	52.3	16.4	8.1	28.6	24.6	$9,791
Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	8231 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-3500	951	56	17.1	66.7%	138 (14.5%)	48 (5.0%)	721 (75.8%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	32.5	1643^rd of 2335 public middle schools	29.6%		27.7	1809^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.8%	166	61.9	42.9	44.4	51.8	28.7	6.8	29.0	26.7	$9,297
Wood Middle	Public	6-8	14800 Judson Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-6200	641	39	16.3	67.4%	98 (15.3%)	53 (8.3%)	453 (70.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	20.9	2024^th of 2335 public middle schools	13.3%		26.5	1848^th of 2344 public middle schools	21.2%	176	63.0	39.1	39.6	38.5	12.2	8.1	33.8	13.6	$12,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Bush Middle

What high school do graduates of Bush Middle attend?

Students who attend Bush Middle usually go on to attend Reagan High School

What is the racial makeup of Bush Middle?

Students at Bush Middle are 47% Hispanic, 33% White, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Bush Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Bush Middle.

What district is Bush Middle in?

North East Independent School District (Isd)

Is Bush Middle a good school?

Bush Middle ranks 315^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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