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Herman Furlough Junior Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Herman Furlough Junior Middle in Terrell, TX, serves 1,166 students in grades 6-8 within the Terrell Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 17th percentile statewide. The school has a high proportion of students from low socio-economic backgrounds, with 76.5% receiving free or reduced lunch, and has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas middle schools over the past five years, earning a 1-star rating.

One of the most striking features of Herman Furlough Junior Middle is its performance in Algebra I, where 68.69% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the district average of 30.02% and the state average of 47.01%. This is a bright spot that suggests a highly effective program for advanced math students. However, this success contrasts sharply with the school's performance in standard grade-level math, where only 4.79% of 7th graders were proficient, the lowest rate among nearby schools like Maurine Cain Middle and Warren Middle. This "barbell" effect indicates that while the school excels with its advanced cohort, the general student body struggles significantly. Additionally, the school's dropout rate of 1.3% is notably high for a middle school, compared to 0.0-0.3% at nearby schools like Crandall Middle and Jackson Middle.

Despite spending $10,689 per student—higher than nearby schools like Maurine Cain Middle ($7,916) and Warren Middle ($7,291)—academic outcomes remain low, suggesting resource allocation may be a key issue. The school's performance for specific subgroups is also declining, with rankings for Multi-racial and African American students dropping over recent years. In contrast, neighboring districts like Rockwall Independent School District (Isd) and Forney Independent School District (Isd) consistently score well above state averages, highlighting systemic challenges tied to district-level resources and community demographics. The school's Gifted and Talented program is a relative strength, ranking in the 46th percentile, but overall, Herman Furlough Junior Middle faces significant hurdles in providing equitable education for all its students.

1,166

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,567

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1351 Colquitt Rd
Terrell, TX 75160-5137

(972) 563-7501

District: Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Herman Furlough Junior Middle usually attend:

High:

Terrell High School

Feeder schools for Herman Furlough Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Dr Bruce Wood Elementary
	Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary
	J W Long Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.6%

White:

19.8%

African American:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Texas avg47%

1,956^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

812^th of 947Terrell 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	24.0	1956 of 2359	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	1903 of 2344	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1873 of 2372	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1997 of 2330	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2000 of 2254	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1630 of 2252	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1441 of 2193	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1450 of 2080	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1548 of 2027	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.4	1337 of 1987	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	1349 of 2043	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.7	1415 of 1987	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	1508 of 1973	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	1393 of 1951	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	1560 of 1895	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	1530 of 1803	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1449 of 1763	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	1183 of 1718	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.2	1271 of 1684	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.0	1174 of 1585	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.7	1048 of 1582	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.8	895 of 1573	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1159 of 1306	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	884 of 997	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1089 of 1280	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1088 of 1273	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1195 of 1251	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1008 of 1213	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	809 of 1193	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	819 of 1167	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	40.2	408 of 594	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2034 of 2182	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1586 of 2118	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1838 of 2058	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1646 of 2008	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	936 of 1403	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	1046 of 1428	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1278 of 1770	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1328 of 1720	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1479 of 1643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1207 of 1592	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1092 of 1445	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	995 of 1376	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1890 of 2263	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1573 of 1825	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1768 of 2242	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1896 of 2241	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1962 of 2221	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1490 of 2151	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1329 of 2047	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1426 of 2008	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	811 of 1510	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	744 of 1230	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1103 of 1481	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	1089 of 1488	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	939 of 1501	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	588 of 1446	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	976 of 1430	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1649 of 2161	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1276 of 1731	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1447 of 2119	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1762 of 2116	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1763 of 2077	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1231 of 2043	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1182 of 1935	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1220 of 1895	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	1811 of 2275	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	1451 of 1820	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1653 of 2235	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1961 of 2251	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1973 of 2220	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	1400 of 2172	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1178 of 2073	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1337 of 2039	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1900 of 2274	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	1486 of 1818	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1871 of 2246	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1989 of 2245	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2025 of 2228	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1663 of 2168	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1418 of 2069	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1440 of 2030	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	764 of 811	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	651 of 676	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	807 of 818	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	801 of 817	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	758 of 813	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	685 of 743	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	535 of 753	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	407 of 720	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1593 of 1974	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	1113 of 1568	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1081 of 1891	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1696 of 1815	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1569 of 1757	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1279 of 1712	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	989 of 1626	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	930 of 1597	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	1469 of 1743	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1276 of 1439	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1500 of 1733	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1501 of 1749	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1586 of 1723	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1414 of 1700	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1085 of 1684	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1233 of 1673	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2019)31st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile~ school

African American (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I61%+7 vs state

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-19 vs state

Social Studies18%-14 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 EOC Biology (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 EOC Biology 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
Herman Furlough Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Colquitt Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7501	1,166	70	16.5	76.5%	231 (19.8%)	224 (19.2%)	660 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	24	1956^th of 2359 public middle schools	17.1%		24.6	1903^rd of 2344 public middle schools	18.8%	53			61.3			38.8	43.4	44.2		25.0	4.8	23.7	17.9	$8,567
Brown Middle	Public	7-8	1050 Windmill Farms Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4260	568	39	14.5	75.7%	38 (6.7%)	389 (68.5%)	104 (18.3%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	14.2	2196^th of 2359 public middle schools	6.9%		21	1998^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.8%	198			57.6				35.6	32.5			3.1	25.1	8.2	$9,277
Smith Intermediate	Public	5-6	1750 Iron Gate Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4365	680	51	13.4	64.6%	92 (13.5%)	427 (62.8%)	115 (16.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.0%)								(n/a)					46.2	40.4			38.6	29.5				$8,559
Themer Middle	Public	7-8	12502 Fm 1641	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4240	642	38	16.9	32.6%	231 (36.0%)	192 (29.9%)	174 (27.1%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	50.4	1041^st of 2359 public middle schools	55.9%					(n/a)			89.7				56.1	58.3			21.6	51.7	21.2	$00
Rhea Intermediate	Public	5-6	250 Monitor Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4360	599	38	15.5	34.4%	202 (33.7%)	197 (32.9%)	169 (28.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)								(n/a)					53.2	52.0			43.0	46.0				$7,892
Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	651 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4270	807	55	14.5	57.4%	106 (13.1%)	444 (55.0%)	187 (23.2%)	30 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.3%)	37.3	1493^rd of 2359 public middle schools	36.7%		43.5	1285^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.2%	208			94.3				48.4	55.0			13.1	41.7	17.2	$8,718
Rhodes Is	Public	5-6	775 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4370	746	53	14.1	60.3%	86 (11.5%)	431 (57.8%)	160 (21.4%)	27 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (5.1%)								(n/a)					45.7	42.8			37.9	33.2				$7,580
Heartland Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Fletcher Rd	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 427-6000	1,038	65	16.0	61.3%	233 (22.4%)	323 (31.1%)	426 (41.0%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	29.1	1770^th of 2359 public middle schools	25.0%		25.5	1882^nd of 2344 public middle schools	19.7%	112			75.7			36.4	42.1	55.6		23.6	11.8	35.6	16.4	$6,766
Jones Intermediate School	Public	5-6	811 S Bois D'Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4340	758	47	16.0	43.7%	185 (24.4%)	211 (27.8%)	315 (41.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)								(n/a)	21.4				50.5	48.9			36.3	37.4				$00
Warren Middle	Public	7-8	811 S Bois D'Arc	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4250	738	46	15.9	38.9%	252 (34.1%)	186 (25.2%)	261 (35.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.5%)	64.4	644^th of 2359 public middle schools	72.7%		64.4	675^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.2%	31			100.0				54.7	66.7			12.0	65.8	39.9	$8,366

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What district is Herman Furlough Junior Middle in?

Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

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Herman Furlough Junior Middle ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Herman Furlough Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,166 students attended Herman Furlough Junior Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Herman Furlough Junior Middle?

Students at Herman Furlough Junior Middle are 57% Hispanic, 20% White, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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Students who attend Herman Furlough Junior Middle usually go on to attend Terrell High School

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