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Morris Upchurch Middle

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Morris Upchurch Middle ranks 999 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Morris Upchurch Middle in Queen City, TX, serves 267 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Queen City Independent School District (Isd), a district with a 3-star rating. The school itself holds a 3-star rating, placing it in the 57th percentile of Texas middle schools, and has shown a strong upward trajectory after a dip a few years ago. With a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1 and a perfect 0% dropout rate, the school provides an intimate and stable learning environment.

The school’s standout strength is its advanced math program. In Algebra I, a remarkable 76.47% of students were proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54.03% and outperforming nearby Atlanta Middle (which had a 50% district average). Morris Upchurch also excels in 8th-grade Social Studies, with 36.67% of students proficient compared to just 12.67% at Liberty-Eylau Middle. However, performance in core subjects like 5th-grade Reading and Math is below state averages, though the school appears to close these gaps by 8th grade, where Reading proficiency meets the state norm.

While the school serves female students exceptionally well (77th percentile), male students rank much lower (30th percentile), a significant gap that warrants attention. Additionally, the school has shown a remarkable turnaround for multi-racial students, who now rank in the 73rd percentile. Despite these strengths, there is a troubling trend for African American students, whose performance has dropped sharply to the 3rd percentile. Overall, Morris Upchurch is a school of contrasts—it has powerful programs in advanced math and social studies, but its future success depends on ensuring these strong outcomes are accessible to all students.

267

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,209

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 5th St
Queen City, TX 75572-0128

(903) 796-6412

District: Queen City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Morris Upchurch Middle usually attend:

High:

Queen City High School

Feeder schools for Morris Upchurch Middle:

Elementary:

J K Hileman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

African American:

15.7%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Texas avg48%

999^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

419^th of 951Queen City 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	51.4	999 of 2335	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	997 of 2344	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	953 of 2372	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	1412 of 2330	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	977 of 2254	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	1028 of 2252	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	1290 of 2193	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1144 of 2080	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.3	1024 of 2027	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.7	862 of 1987	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	1026 of 2043	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.8	716 of 1987	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.5	925 of 1973	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	895 of 1951	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	681 of 1895	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.0	275 of 1803	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	257 of 1763	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.5	400 of 1718	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.4	540 of 1684	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	477 of 1585	69.9%	★★★★☆
2005	64.6	536 of 1582	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.1	619 of 1573	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	1250 of 1295	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	811 of 997	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	762 of 1280	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1134 of 1273	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1098 of 1251	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	883 of 1213	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1000 of 1193	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	841 of 1167	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	1916 of 2182	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1468 of 2118	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1870 of 2058	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1522 of 2008	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	526 of 2240	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	725 of 1825	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	1092 of 2242	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	1133 of 2241	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	574 of 2221	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	912 of 2151	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	1188 of 2047	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	974 of 2008	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	716 of 1497	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	352 of 1230	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	814 of 1481	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	501 of 1488	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	321 of 1501	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	38.9	1072 of 1446	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1014 of 1430	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	1883 of 2116	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1533 of 2253	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	841 of 1820	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	987 of 2235	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	1433 of 2251	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1083 of 2220	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	1181 of 2172	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1552 of 2073	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1479 of 2039	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1570 of 2253	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	955 of 1818	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	749 of 2246	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	1552 of 2245	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1283 of 2228	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	995 of 2168	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	1250 of 2069	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1260 of 2030	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	214 of 806	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	54.8	287 of 676	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	9.0	797 of 817	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1306 of 1956	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	1024 of 1568	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1033 of 1891	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1437 of 1815	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1037 of 1757	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1425 of 1712	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	807 of 1626	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	978 of 1597	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	991 of 1731	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	749 of 1439	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	935 of 1733	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1270 of 1749	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	998 of 1723	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1088 of 1700	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1307 of 1684	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1229 of 1673	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)77th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-25 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-27 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile-44 vs school

Hispanic (2023)11th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I76%+22 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

Social Studies37%+5 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 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Morris Upchurch Middle	Public	5-8	500 5th St	Queen City	75572	Cass County	Queen City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-6412	267	24	10.9	62.9%	192 (71.9%)	42 (15.7%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	51.4	999^th of 2335 public middle schools	57.2%		52.7	997^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.5%	2	76.5		35.9	37.1	43.9	60.0		23.9	43.7	47.4	41.9	36.7	$11,209
Atlanta Middle	Public	6-8	600 High School Ln	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7928	427	32	13.3	63.0%	231 (54.1%)	123 (28.8%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	52.6	961^st of 2335 public middle schools	58.8%		53	990^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.8%	29	97.3			52.8	58.4	58.5			29.2	34.9	35.5	34.7	$8,789
Liberty-Eylau Middle	Public	5-8	5555 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-5555	594	44	13.5	87.9%	138 (23.2%)	336 (56.6%)	61 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.1%)	25.8	1860^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.3%		12	2202^nd of 2344 public middle schools	6.1%	342	75.7		30.5	37.2	32.0	42.7		18.2	27.0	25.6	36.0	12.7	$7,757
Redwater Intermediate	Public	4-6	108 Ware St	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3412	251	22	11.4	52.6%	216 (86.1%)	12 (4.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)								(n/a)		65.8	68.3	54.3			41.1	47.6	47.5				$8,526
Redwater J H	Public	7-8	204 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3227	166	17	9.5	53.6%	144 (86.7%)	5 (3.0%)	10 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	69	530^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.3%		76.9	393^rd of 2344 public middle schools	83.2%	137	100.0				54.4	71.6				15.5	73.0	42.7	$10,972
Mae Luster Stephens J H	Public	6-8	2913 Farm Rd 125 S	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5314	132	13	9.9	61.4%	90 (68.2%)	17 (12.9%)	12 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.1%)	21.9	2000^th of 2335 public middle schools	14.3%		29	1768^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.6%	232	100.0			40.0	41.3	47.1			16.7	0.0	26.9	13.7	$10,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Upchurch Middle

Is Morris Upchurch Middle a good school?

Morris Upchurch Middle ranks 999^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Morris Upchurch Middle attend?

Students who attend Morris Upchurch Middle usually go on to attend Queen City High School

How many students attend Morris Upchurch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Morris Upchurch Middle.

What district is Morris Upchurch Middle in?

Queen City Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Morris Upchurch Middle?

Students at Morris Upchurch Middle are 72% White, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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