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E Merle Smith Middle

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E Merle Smith Middle ranks 1659 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Texas middle schools

Summary

E Merle Smith Middle in Sinton, TX, serves 425 students in grades 6-8 within the Sinton Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 40th percentile statewide, and offers a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

This school presents a striking contrast in academic performance. Its Algebra I program is exceptional, with 92.11% of students proficient in 2025-2026—far exceeding the state average of 54.03% and rivaling top performers like Gregory-Portland Middle (91.07%) and Calallen Middle (100%). However, this success does not extend to all math levels. In 7th-grade math, only 7.62% of students were proficient, a staggering 22 points below the state average and the lowest rate among nearby schools except Seale J H (0.83%). This creates a "bubble" where a small group excels in advanced math while the majority struggle with foundational skills. Compared to Odem J H, a school with similar demographics, E Merle Smith outperforms in Algebra I but lags in 7th-grade math (26.47% vs. 7.62%) and 8th-grade social studies (34.92% vs. 17.42%), suggesting challenges beyond socioeconomic factors.

The school has seen a recent decline, dropping from a 2-star rating to a 1-star (29th percentile) in 2025-2026, with performance for key subgroups like Special Education and Male students falling sharply. While per-student spending ($10,902) and a low student-teacher ratio are competitive, the school's overall effectiveness has become volatile. For parents, this means E Merle Smith offers a standout advanced math program but requires careful attention to core subject support, especially in 7th-grade math, and monitoring of recent systemic changes that may be impacting student outcomes.

425

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,104

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 S San Patricio Ave
Sinton, TX 78387

(361) 364-6840

District: Sinton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend E Merle Smith Middle usually attend:

High:

Sinton High School

Feeder schools for E Merle Smith Middle:

Elementary:	Sinton Elementary
	Welder Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

White:

15.8%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Texas avg47%

1,659^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

568^th of 951Sinton 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	32.1	1659 of 2335	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	1818 of 2344	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	1242 of 2372	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1313 of 2330	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1388 of 2254	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	1355 of 2252	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1451 of 2193	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	1065 of 2080	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	1164 of 2027	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	1370 of 1987	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	1566 of 2043	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	1669 of 1987	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	1670 of 1973	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	1364 of 1951	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	1475 of 1895	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	1400 of 1803	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.9	1058 of 1763	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	1161 of 1718	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	1001 of 1684	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	667 of 1585	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.9	1159 of 1582	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	52.1	847 of 1573	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.1	1064 of 2182	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	1703 of 2118	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1844 of 2058	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1195 of 2008	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	1821 of 2240	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	1494 of 1825	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1371 of 2242	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1407 of 2241	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1367 of 2221	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	1311 of 2151	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1494 of 2047	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1147 of 2008	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	1135 of 1497	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.8	786 of 1230	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.6	488 of 1481	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1043 of 1488	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	904 of 1501	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1111 of 1446	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	895 of 1430	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1563 of 2141	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1367 of 1731	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	899 of 2119	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1143 of 2116	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1233 of 2077	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1215 of 2043	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1400 of 1935	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	980 of 1895	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1854 of 2253	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	1605 of 1820	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1115 of 2235	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1341 of 2251	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1357 of 2220	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	1324 of 2172	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1586 of 2073	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	920 of 2039	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	1410 of 2253	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1353 of 1818	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	909 of 2246	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1162 of 2245	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1382 of 2228	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	1303 of 2168	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1348 of 2069	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	957 of 2030	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1701 of 1956	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.7	970 of 1568	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.4	392 of 1891	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	31.6	1343 of 1815	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1408 of 1757	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1377 of 1712	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1414 of 1626	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	951 of 1597	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	1069 of 1731	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	1013 of 1439	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	891 of 1733	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	582 of 1749	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	702 of 1723	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	707 of 1700	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	657 of 1684	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	579 of 1673	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)51st percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+38 vs state

Reading47%-9 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Social Studies17%-14 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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
E Merle Smith Middle	Public	6-8	1000 S San Patricio Ave	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6840	425	34	12.4	64.0%	67 (15.8%)	6 (1.4%)	349 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32.1	1659^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.0%		27.5	1818^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.4%	159	92.1	46.8	43.2	50.4	22.9	7.6	43.5	17.4	$14,104
Odem J H	Public	6-8	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	204	15	13.1	67.2%	35 (17.2%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	42.9	1289^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.8%		41.7	1341^st of 2344 public middle schools	42.8%	52	93.8	52.2	48.5	49.2	23.9	26.5	36.2	34.9	$9,890
Ricardo L Trevino J H	Public	6-8	1150 Gregory St	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Taft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-2636	173	15	11.5	86.7%	16 (9.2%)	1 (0.6%)	155 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14	2181^st of 2335 public middle schools	6.6%		15.5	2142^nd of 2344 public middle schools	8.6%	39	56.5	24.6	31.5	38.6	14.8	16.7	5.9	8.8	$13,004
Calallen Middle	Public	6-8	4602 Cornett	Corpus Christi	78410	Nueces County	Calallen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 242-5672	858	63	13.5	48.1%	259 (30.2%)	13 (1.5%)	570 (66.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	62.2	701^st of 2335 public middle schools	70.0%		67.3	591^st of 2344 public middle schools	74.8%	110	100.0	57.9	56.7	57.9	26.0	44.8	64.7	30.5	$9,670
Tuloso-Midway Middle	Public	6-8	9760 La Branch	Corpus Christi	78410	Nueces County	Tuloso-Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 903-6600	876	59	14.9	54.2%	149 (17.0%)	6 (0.7%)	709 (80.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	52.5	965^th of 2335 public middle schools	58.7%		66.7	604^th of 2344 public middle schools	74.2%	361	62.1	43.6	53.2	63.8	29.3		48.8	42.9	$9,115
Gregory-Portland Middle	Public	6-8	4200 Wildcat Dr	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4042	1,148	76	15.1	45.8%	386 (33.6%)	14 (1.2%)	697 (60.7%)	23 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (1.9%)	64.5	633^rd of 2335 public middle schools	72.9%		58.5	837^th of 2344 public middle schools	64.3%	204	91.1	54.9	58.1	63.7	51.0	32.3	60.7	32.2	$10,422
Driscoll Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Kenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4660	524	40	13.0	95.2%	19 (3.6%)	34 (6.5%)	466 (88.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15.9	2143^rd of 2335 public middle schools	8.2%		14.2	2167^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%	24	86.7	33.1	27.4	23.3	17.2	24.7	18.8	6.0	$11,737
Seale J H	Public	6-8	401 E Ave G	Robstown	78380	Nueces County	Robstown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 767-6600	533	37	14.3	88.9%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	510 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	2205^th of 2335 public middle schools	5.6%		16.4	2114^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.8%	91	94.7	26.6	36.3	33.8	16.9	0.8	22.7	5.5	$9,388
Mathis Middle	Public	6-8	1627 E San Patricio Ave	Mathis	78368	San Patricio County	Mathis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 547-2381	344	23	15.2	85.2%	66 (19.2%)	3 (0.9%)	271 (78.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.9	1900^th of 2335 public middle schools	18.6%		25.9	1865^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.4%	35	89.5	40.0	48.3	45.5	16.9	24.7	8.8	13.3	$9,198
West Oso J H	Public	6-8	5202 Bear Ln	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5950	391	34	11.6	95.9%	9 (2.3%)	39 (10.0%)	340 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14.5	2171^st of 2335 public middle schools	7.0%		17.4	2090^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.8%	81	70.6	33.1	22.9	32.2	18.1	16.7	17.9	8.9	$10,726

Frequently Asked Questions about E Merle Smith Middle

What district is E Merle Smith Middle in?

Sinton Independent School District (Isd)

Is E Merle Smith Middle a good school?

E Merle Smith Middle ranks 1659^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend E Merle Smith Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended E Merle Smith Middle.

What is the racial makeup of E Merle Smith Middle?

Students at E Merle Smith Middle are 82% Hispanic, 16% White, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of E Merle Smith Middle attend?

Students who attend E Merle Smith Middle usually go on to attend Sinton High School

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

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