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Story Intermediate

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Story Intermediate is a public middle school in Palestine, Texas, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 673 students. The school is part of the Palestine Independent School District (ISD) and has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80-84% in recent years.

Academically, Story Intermediate has consistently underperformed compared to state averages on STAAR tests in reading, math, and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's projected proficiency rates are around 30-43% in reading and 34-40% in math, significantly lower than the state averages of 54-58% in reading and 38-46% in math. Compared to nearby schools, Story Intermediate also lags behind, with the Elkhart Middle School outperforming it by a wide margin, with proficiency rates around 60-70% in reading and 36-38% in math.

The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Story Intermediate, with 80-84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests this socioeconomic factor may play a role in the school's lower academic performance. Addressing these systemic challenges will likely require a multi-faceted approach, including increased resources, targeted interventions, and a focus on improving the quality of education provided to students.

670

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,869

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5300 S Loop 256
Palestine, TX 75801-2415

(903) 731-8015

District: Palestine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Story Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Palestine High School

Feeder schools for Story Intermediate:

Elementary:	Northside Pri
	Southside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

25.8%

African American:

24.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 47th percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 47th-percentile peak (2022) to 31st (2025)

!Reading scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Texas avg46%

3,208^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	33.7	3208 of 4651	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3074 of 4710	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3336 of 4647	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2427 of 4581	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2613 of 4578	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3388 of 4479	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2850 of 4359	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	3231 of 4329	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	3488 of 4286	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	3364 of 4320	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.1	3246 of 4260	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	3230 of 4221	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.8	2900 of 4206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.7	3271 of 4095	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	3334 of 3937	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	3356 of 3884	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	2992 of 3768	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	3151 of 3724	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.2	2802 of 3476	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.4	2818 of 3475	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.6	2373 of 3465	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1488 of 1905	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1603 of 2443	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1839 of 2443	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1379 of 2421	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	1764 of 2444	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1887 of 2515	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1609 of 2483	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	2105 of 4461	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	2677 of 4331	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3351 of 4295	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3256 of 4240	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	2121 of 2918	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	2295 of 3668	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	2420 of 3556	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	1586 of 3487	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	1605 of 3446	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	2720 of 3333	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2305 of 3226	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	2568 of 3744	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2652 of 4658	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	2982 of 4588	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2515 of 4561	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3092 of 4499	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	3633 of 4348	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3076 of 4306	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	831 of 2619	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	630 of 2958	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	1293 of 3006	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	1274 of 3184	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	1141 of 3106	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	2309 of 3644	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2726 of 4465	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3110 of 4401	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2266 of 4376	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	2028 of 4329	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	2983 of 4188	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2526 of 4168	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	2540 of 3705	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2830 of 4594	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3294 of 4521	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2236 of 4477	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	2399 of 4451	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3113 of 4309	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2946 of 4264	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	2645 of 3739	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3372 of 4647	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3550 of 4585	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2424 of 4563	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	2146 of 4498	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	2976 of 4357	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	2676 of 4319	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	731 of 975	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	735 of 1128	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1054 of 1099	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	714 of 1004	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	757 of 961	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	914 of 1112	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	934 of 1046	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	2898 of 3549	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	2028 of 4292	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2087 of 4086	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2070 of 3952	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	2176 of 3799	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	2797 of 3684	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	2609 of 3558	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1841 of 2612	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	2172 of 3108	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	2138 of 3106	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	1352 of 3082	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	2007 of 3082	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	2377 of 3142	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2078 of 3127	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)68th percentile+37 vs school

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-17 vs state

Mathematics37%-6 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Story Intermediate	Public	4-6	5300 S Loop 256	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Palestine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 731-8015	670	41	16.2	81.0%	173 (25.8%)	164 (24.5%)	297 (44.3%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)								(n/a)		30.5	41.2	42.9			39.5	37.4	34.4			29.7			$6,869
Palestine J H	Public	7-8	233 Ben Milam Dr	Palestine	75801	Anderson County	Palestine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 731-8008	456	36	12.8	80.0%	128 (28.1%)	106 (23.2%)	199 (43.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	41.2	1359^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.0%		46.3	1197^th of 2372 public middle schools	49.5%	162					33.8	46.4				34.4	45.9		40.5	21.9	$9,590
Westwood J H	Public	7-8	1801 Panther Blvd	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Westwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 723-0423	200	19	10.3	80.0%	92 (46.0%)	45 (22.5%)	54 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	10.4	2223^rd of 2344 public middle schools	5.2%		14.8	2166^th of 2372 public middle schools	8.7%	57	31.6				29.6	35.8				6.2	9.8		12.0	4.6	$10,782
Elkhart Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Parker St	Elkhart	75839	Anderson County	Elkhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 764-2459	283	20	14.2	48.1%	221 (78.1%)	12 (4.2%)	37 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	67.7	582^nd of 2344 public middle schools	75.2%		49	1100^th of 2372 public middle schools	53.6%	518	95.8			65.2	59.2	70.1			36.0	37.9	38.7		70.1	35.6	$8,223

Frequently Asked Questions about Story Intermediate

How many students attend Story Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Story Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Story Intermediate?

Students at Story Intermediate are 44% Hispanic, 26% White, 24% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Story Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Story Intermediate usually go on to attend Palestine High School

What district is Story Intermediate in?

Palestine Independent School District (Isd)

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