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Sherman Middle

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Sherman Middle ranks 1751 st of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Sherman Middle in Sherman, TX, serves 869 students in grades 6-8 within the Sherman Independent School District (Isd), and faces significant challenges with about 80% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, placing its overall academic performance in the bottom quarter of Texas middle schools.

While the school's general math proficiency is low—for example, only 24% of 6th graders meet state standards compared to the state average of 38.6%—there is a striking bright spot in advanced coursework. An impressive 94.3% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54%. This suggests a strong program for advanced learners, though it also highlights a gap in support for the broader student body. On a positive note, reading scores have shown a steady upward trend across all grade levels over the past four years, indicating that literacy initiatives may be gaining traction.

Compared to nearby schools, Sherman Middle's performance is notably lower. For instance, Van Alstyne J H and Pottsboro Middle rank in the top 20% of the state and serve student populations with much lower rates of economic disadvantage. Even Piner Middle, the other middle school in the same district, outperforms Sherman Middle in nearly every subject. The school also has a higher-than-expected dropout rate for a middle school, which, combined with inconsistent performance for different student groups, suggests that while there are pockets of success, the school has room to grow in providing consistent, effective support for all its students.

869

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,599

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 E Lamar
Sherman, TX 75090

(903) 891-6400

District: Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sherman Middle usually attend:

High:

Sherman High School

Feeder schools for Sherman Middle:

Elementary:	Crutchfield Elementary
	Dillingham Elementary
	Percy W Neblett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.7%

White:

26.4%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Texas avg47%

1,751^st of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 22% (2023) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

789^th of 947Sherman 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	29.7	1751 of 2359	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1688 of 2344	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1786 of 2372	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1825 of 2330	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1143 of 1306	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	809 of 1280	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1115 of 1273	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1036 of 1251	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	301 of 643	53.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	1657 of 2182	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	921 of 1403	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1240 of 1770	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1253 of 1720	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1455 of 1643	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	1620 of 2263	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1741 of 2242	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1885 of 2241	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1617 of 2221	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	1230 of 1510	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1059 of 1481	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	919 of 1488	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1653 of 2161	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1598 of 2119	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1723 of 2116	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1591 of 2077	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	1663 of 2275	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1585 of 2235	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1750 of 2251	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1638 of 2220	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1773 of 2274	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1552 of 2246	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1656 of 2245	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1665 of 2228	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	561 of 811	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	752 of 818	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	764 of 817	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	681 of 813	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	24 of 40	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1537 of 1974	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.1	663 of 1891	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.9	1703 of 1815	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1469 of 1757	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1408 of 1743	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1360 of 1733	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1416 of 1749	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1351 of 1723	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2026)53rd percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

Native American (2024)14th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I94%+40 vs state

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Social Studies23%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Lamar	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	869	70	12.4	79.9%	229 (26.4%)	113 (13.0%)	467 (53.7%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	29.7	1751^st of 2359 public middle schools	25.8%		31.3	1688^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.0%	63			94.3		32.4	42.7	45.7		24.2	29.7	24.8	22.7	$10,599
Piner Middle	Public	6-8	402 W Pecan	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6470	831	67	12.4	68.0%	283 (34.1%)	89 (10.7%)	364 (43.8%)	31 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.4%)	45.6	1194^th of 2359 public middle schools	49.4%		30.1	1730^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.2%	536			100.0		53.3	47.8	53.2		43.9	35.2	35.3	21.0	$10,421
Henry Scott Middle	Public	7-8	1901 S Mirick Ave	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7180	733	55	13.2	54.4%	407 (55.5%)	69 (9.4%)	166 (22.6%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.2%)	43	1292^nd of 2359 public middle schools	45.2%		39.5	1413^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.7%	121			81.2			40.7	52.8			36.9	26.8	31.1	$7,837
B McDaniel Intermediate	Public	5-6	400 Lillis Ln	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7200	708	59	11.9	60.7%	372 (52.5%)	61 (8.6%)	183 (25.8%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.4%)								(n/a)	7.7			45.1	43.3			29.9	33.4				$8,505
Pottsboro Middle	Public	5-8	1401 Katy Ln	Pottsboro	75076	Grayson County	Pottsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 771-2982	440	31	14.1	30.2%	355 (80.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	82.5	282^nd of 2359 public middle schools	88.0%		74.2	445^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.0%	163			97.1	63.6	62.6	64.4	80.2	55.4	53.0	54.7	75.0	49.5	$8,315
Tom Bean Middle	Public	6-8	289 Franklin Rd	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 546-6161	170	13	12.8	38.2%	127 (74.7%)	3 (1.8%)	37 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	43.1	1283^rd of 2359 public middle schools	45.6%		53.3	972^nd of 2344 public middle schools	58.5%	311					45.3	43.6	54.2		26.4	21.7	44.4	37.3	$10,364
Howe Middle	Public	6-8	300 Beatrice	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4300	281	26	10.7	42.3%	159 (56.6%)	3 (1.1%)	101 (35.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	48.3	1096^th of 2359 public middle schools	53.5%		65.6	642^nd of 2344 public middle schools	72.6%	454			90.9		52.5	50.0	60.0		18.8	32.3	55.7	27.5	$10,313
Pritchard J H	Public	6-8	1510 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3602	231	19	12.0	35.1%	181 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	76.3	389^th of 2359 public middle schools	83.5%		86.7	212^th of 2344 public middle schools	91.0%	177			100.0		41.3	74.7	80.0		46.3	69.8	87.3	40.0	$10,411
Van Alstyne J H	Public	7-8	1722 N Waco St	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 482-8803	405	31	13.1	17.5%	255 (63.0%)	13 (3.2%)	102 (25.2%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	79.7	331^st of 2359 public middle schools	86.0%		85.9	220^th of 2344 public middle schools	90.6%	111			96.0			69.3	76.2			27.7	74.1	42.0	$7,553
Whitewright Middle	Public	6-8	315 Highland	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2151	190	17	10.9	45.8%	147 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	28 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	75.7	399^th of 2359 public middle schools	83.1%		72.4	478^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.6%	79			100.0		71.4	50.0	61.8		61.3	34.6	62.5	59.7	$9,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Middle

How many students attend Sherman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended Sherman Middle.

What district is Sherman Middle in?

Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Sherman Middle?

Students at Sherman Middle are 54% Hispanic, 26% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Sherman Middle a good school?

Sherman Middle ranks 1751^st of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Sherman Middle attend?

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

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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