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Port Neches Middle

Q: Is Port Neches Middle a good school?

Port Neches Middle ranks 686 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Port Neches Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-9 in the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District, located in Port Neches, Texas. With 584 students, the school has consistently ranked in the top half of Texas middle schools over the past several years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Port Neches Middle stands out for its strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on STAAR assessments across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.36% of 8th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 60.1% for the district and 56.39% for the state. The school also boasts an impressive 94.12% proficiency rate in STAAR Algebra I, significantly higher than the district (39.45%) and state (47.01%) averages. Additionally, Port Neches Middle maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 0.8% over the past few years, which are lower than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Port Neches Middle is a standout performer. While Groves Middle, which is in the same district, has lower test scores and a lower statewide ranking, Wilson Middle and Central Middle in the neighboring Nederland Independent School District also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a competitive educational landscape in the region.

575

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,687

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

749 Central Dr
Port Neches, TX 77651

(409) 722-8115

District: Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Port Neches Middle usually attend:

High:

Port Neches-Groves High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg47%

Texas avg45%

686^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 29%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)

266^th of 961Port Neches-Groves 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
2025	64.0	686 of 2344	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	654 of 2372	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	731 of 2330	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	1097 of 2254	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	777 of 2252	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	735 of 2193	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	723 of 2080	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	566 of 2027	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	451 of 1987	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	607 of 2043	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.8	504 of 1987	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.2	458 of 1973	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	438 of 1951	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	513 of 1895	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	62.7	644 of 1803	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	587 of 1763	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.1	413 of 1718	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	62.6	622 of 1684	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	510 of 1585	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.4	458 of 1582	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	62.4	612 of 1573	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	507 of 997	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	701 of 1280	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1008 of 1273	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1146 of 1251	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	808 of 1213	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	757 of 1193	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	571 of 1167	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	315 of 505	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	417 of 617	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	439 of 616	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	531 of 589	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	447 of 594	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	488 of 587	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	1597 of 2182	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	1378 of 2118	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	1075 of 2058	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	801 of 2008	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	479 of 1428	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	733 of 1770	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	1004 of 1720	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1407 of 1643	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	1078 of 1592	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	648 of 1445	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.7	1346 of 1376	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	455 of 1825	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	586 of 2242	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	629 of 2241	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	1181 of 2221	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	834 of 2151	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	780 of 2047	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	735 of 2008	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	133 of 1230	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	604 of 1481	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	499 of 1488	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	383 of 1501	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	366 of 1446	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	547 of 1430	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	655 of 1731	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	740 of 2119	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	664 of 2116	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	908 of 2077	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	609 of 2043	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	693 of 1935	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	788 of 1895	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	610 of 1820	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	863 of 2235	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	854 of 2251	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	1502 of 2220	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	825 of 2172	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	732 of 2073	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	708 of 2039	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	675 of 1818	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	811 of 2246	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	761 of 2245	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	1034 of 2228	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	699 of 2168	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	681 of 2069	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	762 of 2030	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.8	709 of 818	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	632 of 817	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	385 of 743	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	212 of 720	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	593 of 1568	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	689 of 1891	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	489 of 1815	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	710 of 1757	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	907 of 1712	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	905 of 1626	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	665 of 1597	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	788 of 1439	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	866 of 1733	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	882 of 1749	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1172 of 1723	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1009 of 1700	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1005 of 1684	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	995 of 1673	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-33 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+47 vs state

Reading61%+7 vs state

Science51%+5 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Social Studies36%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 29, 2011

Major disappointment! After coming from such wonderful elementary schools in PNGISD, it was a major major let-down at PNMS. Secretaries are total snots!! Nurse is rude and is not really 'child-friendly'. Principal is a waste of time. Focus was more on 'punishing' or (stickering -what are we in preschool!!??!?!!?) over very minor things (such as a faded or frayed area on jeans going against dress code) than ensuring our children are getting the education that they need. Hope the high school isn't like this!!! What a nightmare! Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Port Neches Middle	Public	6-8	749 Central Dr	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-8115	575	44	13.1	35.5%	332 (57.7%)	20 (3.5%)	159 (27.7%)	55 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	64	686^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.7%		64.8	654^th of 2372 public middle schools	72.4%	32	94.1	57.6	60.3	65.4	48.3	28.9	48.3	50.8	36.3	$8,687
Central Middle	Public	6-8	200 N 17th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 727-5765	556	48	11.6	51.3%	215 (38.7%)	77 (13.8%)	196 (35.3%)	49 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	63.8	694^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.4%		64.4	671^st of 2372 public middle schools	71.7%	23	83.3	67.5	51.4	59.5	51.0	11.3	58.8	61.4	27.5	$9,854
Groves Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Wilson St	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 962-0225	647	44	14.8	51.3%	287 (44.4%)	30 (4.6%)	282 (43.6%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	55.4	907^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.3%		52	1000^th of 2372 public middle schools	57.8%	93	95.2	59.2	54.7	55.7	45.5	33.2	53.4	41.2	21.3	$8,287
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	2620 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-6224	678	48	14.2	37.9%	381 (56.2%)	31 (4.6%)	188 (27.7%)	51 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	75.9	412^th of 2344 public middle schools	82.4%		74.4	445^th of 2372 public middle schools	81.2%	33	100.0	69.1	62.7	68.0	49.6	28.5	69.6	56.2	43.8	$9,206
Bob Hope School	Public, Charter	6-8	2849 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	473	23	20.2	74.6%	3 (0.6%)	29 (6.1%)	438 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	74.5	438^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.3%		74.8	436^th of 2372 public middle schools	81.6%	2	51.4	63.4	77.0	70.6	60.8	67.6		55.9	15.4	$9,984
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Jefferson Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4860	857	63	13.6	92.4%	17 (2.0%)	240 (28.0%)	547 (63.8%)	24 (2.8%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20.4	2014^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.1%		24.2	1915^th of 2372 public middle schools	19.3%	99	100.0	39.4	32.5	25.9	19.9	24.0	26.9	24.6	10.1	$10,540
Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	6-8	326 Thomas Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	46	4	11.5	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	43 (93.5%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	2229^th of 2344 public middle schools	4.9%		31.2	1702^nd of 2372 public middle schools	28.2%	527		7.7	25.0	41.2	7.7	6.3	11.8	11.8	5.9
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1023 Abe Lincoln Ave	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8700	619	55	11.1	85.1%	10 (1.6%)	321 (51.9%)	251 (40.5%)	13 (2.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	14.9	2154^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.1%		13.7	2191^st of 2372 public middle schools	7.6%	37	60.0	31.4	32.4	27.2	16.6	19.0	13.9	23.0	8.4	$11,341
Orangefield J H	Public	6-8	7745 Sandbar Rd	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 735-6737	390	32	12.2	29.5%	339 (86.9%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	43.9	1263^rd of 2344 public middle schools	46.1%		50.9	1030^th of 2372 public middle schools	56.6%	233	48.5	58.1	52.6	60.0	40.4	18.1	32.2	29.6	17.4	$10,358
Bridge City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Bower Dr	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1700	715	41	17.3	38.7%	502 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	158 (22.1%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	44	1260^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.2%		44.7	1253^rd of 2372 public middle schools	47.2%	7	75.0	53.0	49.4	56.1	28.4	27.9	21.2	33.5	36.2	$7,874

Frequently Asked Questions about Port Neches Middle

Is Port Neches Middle a good school?

Port Neches Middle ranks 686^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Port Neches Middle?

Students at Port Neches Middle are 58% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Port Neches Middle in?

Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Port Neches Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Port Neches Middle.

What high school do graduates of Port Neches Middle attend?

Students who attend Port Neches Middle usually go on to attend Port Neches-Groves High School

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