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Tatum Middle

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Tatum Middle ranks 908 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Tatum Middle in Tatum, TX, serves 321 students in grades 6-8 within the Tatum Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 28% of Texas. This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced mathematics, with 87.1% of students proficient in Algebra I—far exceeding the state average of 54% and outperforming nearby schools like Forest Park Magnet School (85.25%). Additionally, Tatum Middle excels in 7th-grade reading, where 68.67% of students are proficient, surpassing the state average and even top-performing peers like Hallsville J H (55.82%). These strengths make it a reliable option for families seeking strong academic programs in math and reading.

While Tatum Middle is a solid school, it has areas for growth. Its overall ranking (61st percentile) is lower than high-performing schools like Foster Middle (73rd percentile) and Hallsville J H (81st percentile), but it outperforms struggling schools like Marshall J H (29th percentile). The school demonstrates efficient resource use, spending $10,070 per student—less than Longview ISD schools like Forest Park Magnet ($13,277) but achieving better results. However, 8th-grade science and social studies scores lag behind state averages, with only 27.97% proficient in social studies, signaling opportunities for improvement.

Notably, Tatum Middle shows inconsistent performance across student groups year-over-year, suggesting that success depends on specific cohorts rather than systemic support. For example, while Hispanic and low-income students have performed well in recent years, support for other groups has fluctuated. This volatility highlights the need for consistent strategies to ensure all students thrive. Overall, Tatum Middle is a stable school with standout programs in advanced math and reading, but it has room to grow in science, social studies, and equitable support for all students.

321

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,158

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 N Hill St
Tatum, TX 75691-9656

(903) 947-6482

District: Tatum Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tatum Middle usually attend:

High:

Tatum High School

Feeder schools for Tatum Middle:

Elementary:	Tatum Elementary
	Tatum Pri

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

33.3%

African American:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

908^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

266^th of 951Tatum 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	54.4	908 of 2335	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	818 of 2344	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	817 of 2372	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	947 of 2330	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	926 of 2254	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	458 of 2252	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	549 of 2193	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	487 of 2080	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	57.1	724 of 2027	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	543 of 1987	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	62.7	744 of 2043	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.3	607 of 1987	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	643 of 1973	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	674 of 1951	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	487 of 1895	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	390 of 1803	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	61.4	717 of 1763	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.7	372 of 1718	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	67.9	487 of 1684	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	464 of 1585	70.7%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	480 of 1582	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.2	666 of 1573	57.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	920 of 1295	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.9	326 of 997	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	265 of 1280	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	620 of 1273	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	557 of 1251	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	397 of 1213	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	380 of 1193	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	330 of 1167	71.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	1481 of 2182	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	528 of 2118	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	1035 of 2058	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.3	388 of 2008	80.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	804 of 1428	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1029 of 1770	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1559 of 1720	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	680 of 1643	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.4	119 of 1592	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	218 of 1445	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	130 of 1376	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	829 of 2240	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	690 of 1825	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	1021 of 2242	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	1033 of 2241	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	998 of 2221	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	526 of 2151	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	689 of 2047	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	494 of 2008	75.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	712 of 1497	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	333 of 1230	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	732 of 1481	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	840 of 1488	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	645 of 1501	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	519 of 1446	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	652 of 1430	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	533 of 2141	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	740 of 1731	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1023 of 2119	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	1160 of 2116	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	812 of 2077	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.8	206 of 2043	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	339 of 1935	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	264 of 1895	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	977 of 2253	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	398 of 1820	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	694 of 2235	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	999 of 2251	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	828 of 2220	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	297 of 2172	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	464 of 2073	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	334 of 2039	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	991 of 2253	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	674 of 1818	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	733 of 2246	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	837 of 2245	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	873 of 2228	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	407 of 2168	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	445 of 2069	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	490 of 2030	75.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	238 of 676	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	248 of 818	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	374 of 817	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	545 of 813	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	1043 of 1956	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	684 of 1568	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	1087 of 1891	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	638 of 1815	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	860 of 1757	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	614 of 1712	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	1132 of 1626	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	751 of 1597	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	944 of 1731	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	644 of 1439	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	977 of 1733	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	744 of 1749	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	912 of 1723	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	487 of 1700	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	625 of 1684	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	577 of 1673	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-21 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile-27 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I87%+33 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

Social Studies28%-4 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
Tatum Middle	Public	6-8	410 N Hill St	Tatum	75691	Rusk County	Tatum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 947-6482	321	21	15.4	62.3%	138 (43.0%)	55 (17.1%)	107 (33.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	54.4	908^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.1%		59.1	818^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.1%	90	87.1			47.5	68.7	53.4			40.4	41.0	47.7	28.0	$8,158
Hallsville J H	Public	7-8	#1 Bobcat Ln	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	768	61	12.6	40.4%	528 (68.8%)	64 (8.3%)	130 (16.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.5%)	73.9	435^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.4%		82.5	282^nd of 2344 public middle schools	88.0%	153	100.0				55.8	70.6				35.6	67.7	45.0	$9,869
Hallsville Intermediate	Public	5-6	101 Waldron Ferry Rd	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	759	64	11.8	44.0%	502 (66.1%)	68 (9.0%)	145 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.1%)								(n/a)			58.2	55.3				51.8	48.2				$6,188
Carthage J H	Public	7-8	606 Holly St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2751	398	24	16.3	48.5%	229 (57.5%)	75 (18.8%)	78 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	40.2	1400^th of 2335 public middle schools	40.0%		54.5	933^rd of 2344 public middle schools	60.2%	467	87.5				51.1	52.1				11.0	41.6	23.8	$8,263
Baker-Koonce Intermediate	Public	4-6	320 N Daniel St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-8611	566	42	13.4	54.2%	338 (59.7%)	96 (17.0%)	108 (19.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)								(n/a)		40.6	50.0	57.1			47.5	35.6	36.5				$7,508
Foster Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1504 Mlk	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2710	788	56	14.0	83.5%	117 (14.8%)	259 (32.9%)	373 (47.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	64.6	630^th of 2335 public middle schools	73.0%		72.4	479^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.6%	151	92.5			54.4	60.2	61.4			40.3	50.6	39.9	41.4	$9,158
Forest Park Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	1644 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2510	474	45	10.5	91.6%	40 (8.4%)	167 (35.2%)	244 (51.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	31.7	1670^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.5%		38.8	1430^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.0%	240	85.3			43.2	34.5	48.7			23.7	31.9	29.6	19.7	$13,446
Marshall J H	Public	6-8	2710 E Travis	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8830	1,035	79	13.1	79.2%	259 (25.0%)	353 (34.1%)	386 (37.3%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	32.3	1648^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.4%		30.5	1715^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.8%	67	100.0			44.2	38.9	43.3			27.7	11.1	47.7	22.2	$7,517
Pine Tree Middle	Public	5-6	600 Pt Pkwy	Longview	75604	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tatum Middle

What high school do graduates of Tatum Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Tatum Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Tatum Middle.

What district is Tatum Middle in?

Tatum Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Tatum Middle?

Students at Tatum Middle are 43% White, 33% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Tatum Middle a good school?

Tatum Middle ranks 908^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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