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Julius L Matthey Middle

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Julius L Matthey Middle ranks 1426 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Julius L Matthey Middle is a public middle school located in San Antonio, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 625 students. The school is part of the Southside Independent School District, which is ranked 561 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Julius L Matthey Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a ranking between 1426-1965 out of around 2,300 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in reading ranged from 36.8% to 47.32%, compared to the state averages of 51.69% to 56.39%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 27.95% to 38.22%, compared to the state averages of 31.12% to 37.68%. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with around 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Losoya Middle and Kingsborough Middle, two nearby schools in the Southside Independent School District, have slightly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Julius L Matthey Middle, the charter school Greg A. Garcia Early College Intermediate, located about 9 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.

656

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,957

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20350 Red Forest Ln
San Antonio, TX 78264

(210) 882-1601

District: Southside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Julius L Matthey Middle usually attend:

High:

Southside High School

Feeder schools for Julius L Matthey Middle:

Elementary:	Freedom Elementary
	Heritage Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

5.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

Texas avg45%

1,426^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Southside Independent School District (Isd)

561^st of 961Southside 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	38.9	1426 of 2344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1546 of 2372	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1527 of 2330	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1728 of 2254	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1833 of 2252	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1965 of 2193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1763 of 2080	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	1893 of 2027	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	1868 of 1987	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	1704 of 2043	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	1481 of 1987	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1532 of 1973	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1568 of 1951	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	1439 of 1895	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.4	1155 of 1803	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	828 of 1763	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.3	954 of 1718	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.1	1289 of 1684	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1315 of 1585	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1514 of 1582	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	1476 of 1573	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	9.8	1173 of 1193	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	1225 of 2182	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1433 of 2118	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1231 of 2058	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1230 of 2008	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	553 of 1428	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	752 of 1770	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	431 of 1720	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	545 of 1643	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	684 of 1592	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	1044 of 1445	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.1	378 of 1376	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1156 of 1825	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	951 of 2242	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	1377 of 2241	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1709 of 2221	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1860 of 2151	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1900 of 2047	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1802 of 2008	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1007 of 1230	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1241 of 1481	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1276 of 1488	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1308 of 1501	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1373 of 1446	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1316 of 1430	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	564 of 1731	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	795 of 2119	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	1176 of 2116	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1517 of 2077	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1685 of 2043	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1718 of 1935	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1582 of 1895	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	524 of 1820	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	775 of 2235	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	1168 of 2251	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1572 of 2220	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1659 of 2172	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1880 of 2073	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1692 of 2039	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	639 of 1818	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	1408 of 2246	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1554 of 2245	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1756 of 2228	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1661 of 2168	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1868 of 2069	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1677 of 2030	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	228 of 1568	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	322 of 1891	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	879 of 1815	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	1379 of 1757	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	1039 of 1712	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1232 of 1626	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1270 of 1597	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	687 of 1439	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	803 of 1733	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	1354 of 1749	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1454 of 1723	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1488 of 1700	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1644 of 1684	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1506 of 1673	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2019)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I43%-4 vs state

Science42%-4 vs state

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

Social Studies24%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Julius L Matthey Middle	Public	6-8	20350 Red Forest Ln	San Antonio	78264	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1601	656	46	14.2	88.7%	36 (5.5%)	7 (1.1%)	607 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	38.9	1426^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.2%		35.8	1546^th of 2372 public middle schools	34.8%	120				42.8		36.8	47.3	38.7		28.0	38.2			42.4	24.4	$10,957
Losoya Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Martinez Losoya Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1602	607	40	15.1	89.8%	22 (3.6%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (94.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.6	1470^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.3%		36.6	1517^th of 2372 public middle schools	36.0%	47				28.8		39.4	43.0	42.9		33.9	46.8			36.1	12.4	$10,154
Hac Daep Middle	Public	6-8	12121 S E Loop 410	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 921-4463	16	4	4.5	93.8%	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kingsborough Middle	Public	6-8	422 Ashley Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2200	542	37	14.8	85.1%	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	527 (97.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1930^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.7%		29.4	1764^th of 2372 public middle schools	25.6%	166				59.3		43.0	38.5	38.3		13.9	12.3	20.4		35.3	16.5	$11,854
Cast Imagine Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2601 Louis Bauer Dr	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 228-3380	82	5	15.2	64.6%	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	77 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Somerset J H	Public	7-8	4730 Loop 1604 W	Von Ormy	78073	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 750-8967	608	41	14.7	84.4%	35 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	564 (92.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	69.9	536^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.1%		64.2	676^th of 2372 public middle schools	71.5%	140				70.2			53.1	61.4			49.8			64.5	32.1	$9,947
Greg A Garcia Early College Intermediate	Public, Charter	6-8	9550 S Zarzamora St	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 519-3840	135	7	20.7	55.6%	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	131 (97.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.9	1461^st of 2344 public middle schools	37.7%		55.1	923^rd of 2372 public middle schools	61.1%	538						59.5	60.5	61.4		7.1	11.6	9.3		32.6	23.3	$14,102
Savannah Heights Intermediate	Public	5-6	5040 Smith Rd	Von Ormy	78073	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 750-8964	618	39	15.8	85.3%	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	581 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	29.6	26.7	14.3		49.2	54.0			42.1	34.7			24.1			$8,989
Terrell Wells Middle	Public	6-8	422 W Hutchins Pl	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2600	592	47	12.6	82.8%	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	571 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.6	1925^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.9%		32	1679^th of 2372 public middle schools	29.2%	246				88.0		33.5	35.5	32.5		18.4	8.0	52.5		26.5	8.1	$11,285
Judith A Resnik Middle	Public	6-8	4495 SW Verano Pkwy Bldg 200	Von Ormy	78073	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6589	765	57	13.5	86.9%	21 (2.7%)	44 (5.8%)	683 (89.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	17.8	2079^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.3%		16.6	2112^th of 2372 public middle schools	11.0%	33				56.6		35.1	31.3	39.1		15.3	6.5	31.7		16.9	13.2	$10,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Julius L Matthey Middle

Is Julius L Matthey Middle a good school?

Julius L Matthey Middle ranks 1426^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Julius L Matthey Middle attend?

Students who attend Julius L Matthey Middle usually go on to attend Southside High School

What district is Julius L Matthey Middle in?

Southside Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Julius L Matthey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Julius L Matthey Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Julius L Matthey Middle?

Students at Julius L Matthey Middle are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% African American.

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