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Texas Middle

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Texas Middle ranks 1729 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Texas Middle in Texarkana, TX, serves 1,421 students in grades 6-8 within the Texarkana Independent School District (Isd), a district facing significant challenges with nearly 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 and per-pupil spending of $10,045, the school's overall state ranking has declined from the 50th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 26th percentile in the most recent data, lagging behind state averages in core subjects like 6th-grade math (22.13% proficient vs. 38.57% state average) and 8th-grade reading (44.71% proficient vs. 58.69% state average).

A striking contrast emerges when comparing Texas Middle to nearby schools, highlighting an "opportunity gap" in the region. Just 1.79 miles away, Pleasant Grove Middle ranks in the 91st percentile, while Red Lick Middle (6.24 miles away) ranks in the 95th percentile, both with lower poverty rates. In contrast, Texas Middle and Liberty-Eylau Middle (20th percentile) are high-poverty schools struggling academically. However, Texas Middle shows a unique paradox: while standard math scores are low, its Algebra I proficiency rate is an extraordinary 85.71%, far exceeding the state average of 54.03% and even outperforming some high-performing neighbors, suggesting a strong advanced math program that doesn't translate to broader success.

The school also faces significant achievement gaps, with African American students ranking in the 5th percentile and low socioeconomic status students in the 6th percentile, while White students rank in the 63rd percentile. These gaps are widening, indicating the school is not effectively serving its most vulnerable populations. On a positive note, the dropout rate is a relative bright spot at 0.9% (2023-2024), lower than the district's 1.7%, suggesting the school keeps students enrolled despite academic challenges. This declining trajectory, despite stable resources, points to deeper issues beyond funding, possibly related to instructional strategies or the impact of a high-poverty environment.

1,421

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,538

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 College Dr
Texarkana, TX 75503-3804

(903) 793-5631

District: Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Texas Middle usually attend:

High:

Texas High School

Feeder schools for Texas Middle:

Elementary:	Highland Park Elementary
	Nash Elementary
	Spring Lake Park Elementary
	Theron Jones Early Literacy Center
	More...
	Wake Village Elementary
	Westlawn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.0%

White:

26.2%

Hispanic:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg26%

Texas avg47%

1,729^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

681^st of 951Texarkana 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	29.9	1729 of 2335	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1994 of 2344	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1707 of 2372	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1545 of 2330	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1356 of 2254	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	871 of 2252	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	1138 of 2193	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1047 of 2080	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	1079 of 2027	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	1190 of 1987	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	1096 of 2043	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.0	1289 of 1987	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	1216 of 1973	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	1060 of 1951	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.8	984 of 1895	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	1021 of 1803	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	1031 of 1763	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	1145 of 1718	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	732 of 1684	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	663 of 1585	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.7	770 of 1582	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.7	1145 of 1573	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	1114 of 1295	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	945 of 997	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1159 of 1280	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1050 of 1273	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1043 of 1251	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	677 of 1213	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	932 of 1193	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	887 of 1167	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	292 of 642	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	168 of 505	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.1	2 of 616	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	53.9	307 of 606	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	296 of 589	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	287 of 594	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	303 of 587	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	1702 of 2182	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	1037 of 2118	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	1123 of 2058	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1638 of 2008	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	1162 of 1390	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1282 of 1428	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1276 of 1770	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	865 of 1720	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	790 of 1643	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	383 of 1592	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.2	824 of 1445	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1171 of 1376	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	1660 of 2240	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	1579 of 1825	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1691 of 2242	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1562 of 2241	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1350 of 2221	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	908 of 2151	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1030 of 2047	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1056 of 2008	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	1279 of 1497	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1075 of 1230	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	945 of 1481	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	1004 of 1488	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	740 of 1501	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	860 of 1446	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	854 of 1430	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	1721 of 2141	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	1605 of 1731	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1548 of 2119	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1183 of 2116	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	944 of 2077	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	406 of 2043	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	660 of 1935	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	710 of 1895	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1794 of 2253	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1712 of 1820	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1868 of 2235	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1257 of 2251	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1581 of 2220	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	1198 of 2172	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1414 of 2073	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1500 of 2039	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1705 of 2253	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1612 of 1818	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1656 of 2246	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1405 of 2245	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1363 of 2228	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	805 of 2168	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	1203 of 2069	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1070 of 2030	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	719 of 806	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	609 of 676	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	721 of 818	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	605 of 817	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	640 of 813	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	533 of 743	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	392 of 753	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	333 of 720	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	1533 of 1956	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1488 of 1568	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1794 of 1891	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1558 of 1815	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1385 of 1757	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	1012 of 1712	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1249 of 1626	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1161 of 1597	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	646 of 1731	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.9	845 of 1439	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	765 of 1733	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	572 of 1749	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	559 of 1723	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	334 of 1700	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	533 of 1684	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	520 of 1673	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)63rd percentile+37 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile-18 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I86%+32 vs state

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Social Studies25%-6 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
Texas Middle	Public	6-8	2100 College Dr	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 793-5631	1,421	108	13.1	79.7%	372 (26.2%)	654 (46.0%)	275 (19.4%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.8%)	29.9	1729^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.0%		21.2	1994^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.9%	265	85.7			38.4	37.5	44.7			22.1	25.9	30.9	25.3	$9,538
Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	5605 Cooks Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 831-4295	537	41	13.0	40.2%	346 (64.4%)	83 (15.5%)	50 (9.3%)	21 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	85.9	212^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.9%		81.3	306^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.9%	94	97.3			79.2	74.4	86.3			62.2	20.8	67.6	53.6	$9,415
Liberty-Eylau Middle	Public	5-8	5555 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-5555	594	44	13.5	87.9%	138 (23.2%)	336 (56.6%)	61 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.1%)	25.8	1860^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.3%		12	2202^nd of 2344 public middle schools	6.1%	342	75.7		30.5	37.2	32.0	42.7		18.2	27.0	25.6	36.0	12.7	$7,757
Red Lick Middle	Public	5-8	3511 N F M 2148	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Red Lick Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-6006	234	18	12.8		201 (85.9%)	6 (2.6%)	14 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	91.3	126^th of 2335 public middle schools	94.6%		82.7	276^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.2%	150	100.0		92.2	78.9	83.0	89.3		67.9	63.4	48.2	66.2	67.9	$12,047
Redwater J H	Public	7-8	204 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3227	166	17	9.5	53.6%	144 (86.7%)	5 (3.0%)	10 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	69	530^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.3%		76.9	393^rd of 2344 public middle schools	83.2%	137	100.0				54.4	71.6				15.5	73.0	42.7	$10,972
Redwater Intermediate	Public	4-6	108 Ware St	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3412	251	22	11.4	52.6%	216 (86.1%)	12 (4.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)								(n/a)		65.8	68.3	54.3			41.1	47.6	47.5				$8,526
Hooks J H	Public	5-8	3921 Fm 560	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2568	257	24	10.5	54.9%	158 (61.5%)	36 (14.0%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.8%)	59.4	768^th of 2335 public middle schools	67.1%		66.4	614^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.8%	154	71.4		49.1	70.3	72.2	59.4		38.9	37.5	43.2	38.2	23.4	$11,215
New Boston Middle	Public	6-8	1215 Hwy 8 N	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	New Boston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 628-6588	240	26	9.2	84.2%	133 (55.4%)	53 (22.1%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)	55.2	893^rd of 2335 public middle schools	61.8%		69.5	549^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.6%	344	100.0			39.7	63.6	54.1			24.7	53.3	64.8	29.3	$11,234

Frequently Asked Questions about Texas Middle

What district is Texas Middle in?

Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Texas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,421 students attended Texas Middle.

What high school do graduates of Texas Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Texas Middle?

Students at Texas Middle are 46% African American, 26% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Texas Middle a good school?

Texas Middle ranks 1729^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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