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Sabine Middle

Q: Is Sabine Middle a good school?

Sabine Middle ranks 1511 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Sabine Middle in Gladewater, TX, serves 266 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Sabine Independent School District (Isd), a rural school where about half of students are economically disadvantaged.

Sabine Middle presents a fascinating paradox for parents. On one hand, its advanced math program is a standout: over the last four years, Algebra I proficiency rates for 8th graders have ranged from 76% to 97%, dramatically outperforming the state average of around 50%. This "Algebra I Accelerator" effect rivals top regional schools like White Oak Middle and Spring Hill J H. On the other hand, the school is experiencing a sharp overall decline, dropping from the top 25% of Texas middle schools in 2020-2021 to the 35th percentile in 2025-2026. This decline is most visible in core subjects: only 19% of 8th graders were proficient in grade-level math (compared to 47% statewide), and 43% were proficient in reading (compared to 59% statewide). These scores are among the lowest in the area, trailing Pine Tree J H and Kilgore Middle.

This creates a "two-track" school experience: exceptional for advanced math students, but struggling for the general population. The school's challenges are not about resources—it has a low student-to-teacher ratio (13.3:1) and moderate spending ($10,584 per student), similar to high-performing White Oak Middle just 8 miles away. Instead, the data suggests systemic issues in curriculum and instruction for core subjects, with a particularly troubling decline for special education students (from the 66th to 20th percentile). For parents, Sabine Middle offers a strong advanced math pathway but raises serious questions about support for students who need help in reading and grade-level math.

266

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,682

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5424 Fm 1252 W
Gladewater, TX 75647

(903) 984-4767

District: Sabine Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sabine Middle usually attend:

High:

Sabine High School

Feeder schools for Sabine Middle:

Elementary:

Sabine Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.2%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Texas avg47%

1,511^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

524^th of 951Sabine 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	36.5	1511 of 2335	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	1043 of 2344	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	894 of 2372	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	550 of 2330	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	720 of 2254	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	399 of 2252	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	497 of 2193	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	463 of 2080	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	57.9	708 of 2027	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	784 of 1987	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.5	685 of 2043	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.1	650 of 1987	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	680 of 1973	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	437 of 1951	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	54.5	995 of 1895	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	861 of 1803	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	595 of 1763	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.7	421 of 1718	75.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.7	273 of 1684	83.8%	★★★★☆
2006	71.8	361 of 1585	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	71.5	369 of 1582	76.7%	★★★★☆
2004	67.7	441 of 1573	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	1213 of 1280	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	736 of 1251	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.8	200 of 1213	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	685 of 1193	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	346 of 1167	70.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	1501 of 2182	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	632 of 2118	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	788 of 2058	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	564 of 2008	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	863 of 1390	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1061 of 1770	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	585 of 1720	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	929 of 1643	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1104 of 1592	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1324 of 1445	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1269 of 1376	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	1200 of 2240	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	801 of 2242	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	356 of 2241	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	681 of 2221	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	480 of 2151	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	414 of 2047	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	454 of 2008	77.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	763 of 1497	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.5	147 of 1481	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	65.4	531 of 1488	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	651 of 1501	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	663 of 1446	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	372 of 1430	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	1431 of 2141	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1158 of 2119	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	617 of 2116	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	968 of 2077	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	565 of 2043	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	390 of 1935	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	696 of 1895	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	1413 of 2253	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	835 of 2235	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	512 of 2251	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	538 of 2220	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	168 of 2172	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	490 of 2073	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	551 of 2039	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1685 of 2253	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.5	896 of 2246	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	753 of 2245	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	790 of 2228	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	340 of 2168	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	574 of 2069	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	481 of 2030	76.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	279 of 818	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	454 of 817	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	588 of 813	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	288 of 743	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.0	12 of 753	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	46 of 720	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	1570 of 1956	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.5	577 of 1891	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	610 of 1815	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	635 of 1757	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	224 of 1712	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	471 of 1626	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	42.0	803 of 1597	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	1495 of 1731	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	994 of 1733	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	702 of 1749	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	806 of 1723	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	519 of 1700	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	665 of 1684	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	594 of 1673	64.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)66th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile-37 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2024)5th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I76%+22 vs state

Reading49%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-15 vs state

Social Studies21%-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 (2025)	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 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
Sabine Middle	Public	7-8	5424 Fm 1252 W	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-4767	266	20	13.3	45.1%	184 (69.2%)	8 (3.0%)	65 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	36.5	1511^th of 2335 public middle schools	35.3%		51.1	1043^rd of 2344 public middle schools	55.5%	468	76.3			54.3	43.4			28.7	19.1	21.1	$8,682
Sabine Intermediate	Public	5-6	5219 Old Hwy 135 N	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 984-0146	243	18	13.7	49.8%	157 (64.6%)	8 (3.3%)	67 (27.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)								(n/a)		51.0	50.9			27.9	29.1
Gladewater Middle	Public	6-8	414 S Loop 485	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-2243	371	24	15.4	76.0%	182 (49.1%)	91 (24.5%)	80 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.0%)	26.1	1845^th of 2335 public middle schools	21.0%		27.8	1806^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.0%	39	60.0		48.2	38.5	38.2		16.8	17.1	31.9	19.1	$9,277
White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 291-2050	362	28	12.9	39.2%	303 (83.7%)	6 (1.7%)	28 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	68.1	551^st of 2335 public middle schools	76.4%		79.6	335^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.7%	216	100.0		62.5	67.5	78.2		46.6	21.3	60.9	26.9	$8,373
Kilgore Middle	Public	6-8	455 Baughman Rd	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Kilgore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 988-3902	840	60	13.9	72.0%	342 (40.7%)	110 (13.1%)	327 (38.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.3%)	31.3	1677^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.2%		32.4	1650^th of 2344 public middle schools	29.6%	27	91.7		50.0	50.2	39.6		24.7	7.5	37.4	16.7	$8,225
Union Grove J H	Public	7-8	11377 Union Grove Rd	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Union Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 845-5506	112	10	10.8	37.5%	98 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	60.4	743^rd of 2335 public middle schools	68.2%		72.8	468^th of 2344 public middle schools	80.0%	275				62.8	55.8			9.5	71.6	21.2	$10,446
Leveretts Chapel J H	Public	6-8	8956 State Hwy 42 N	Overton	75666	Rusk County	Leveretts Chapel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-3181	52	3	15.0	84.6%	25 (48.1%)	4 (7.7%)	22 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	33.8	1601^st of 2335 public middle schools	31.4%		25.2	1887^th of 2344 public middle schools	19.5%	286			40.0	92.3	45.8		20.0	46.2	0.0	16.7	$3,938
Pine Tree Middle	Public	5-6	600 Pt Pkwy	Longview	75608	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5160	671	44	15.3	74.5%	211 (31.4%)	150 (22.4%)	245 (36.5%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.6%)								(n/a)		61.9	56.5			42.2	38.2				$7,774
Pine Tree J H	Public	7-8	2100 N W Loop 281	Longview	75608	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5081	683	48	14.3	67.9%	223 (32.7%)	146 (21.4%)	270 (39.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	59.5	766^th of 2335 public middle schools	67.2%		57.9	851^st of 2344 public middle schools	63.7%	85	96.7			60.1	63.3			35.3	53.3	24.4	$10,208
Spring Hill J H	Public	6-8	3103 Spring Hill Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 323-7718	451	28	16.0	41.0%	273 (60.5%)	43 (9.5%)	100 (22.2%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	79.2	335^th of 2335 public middle schools	85.7%		75	428^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.7%	93	93.3		72.9	69.2	70.1		51.4	38.1	66.0	43.5	$8,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Sabine Middle

Is Sabine Middle a good school?

Sabine Middle ranks 1511^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Sabine Middle attend?

Students who attend Sabine Middle usually go on to attend Sabine High School

What is the racial makeup of Sabine Middle?

Students at Sabine Middle are 69% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Sabine Middle in?

Sabine Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Sabine Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Sabine Middle.

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