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Raymond Mays Middle

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Raymond Mays Middle ranks 1309 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Raymond Mays Middle in Troy, TX, serves 408 students in grades 6-8 within the Troy Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 40% of Texas. This school has historically been a solid performer, but recent data shows a significant and concerning drop to the 44th percentile statewide, its lowest ranking in nearly a decade. This decline is broad-based, affecting nearly every subject and student group, with the most dramatic falls in 6th-grade Math (from 40.16% to 33.33% proficient) and 7th-grade Math (from 42.2% to 22.37% proficient).

Despite this overall trend, Raymond Mays shines in its advanced programs. The school is a powerhouse in Algebra I, with 83.87% of students proficient on the End-of-Course exam, dramatically higher than the state average of 54.03%. Its Gifted and Talented program has a history of elite performance, ranking 3rd out of 1,481 schools statewide in 2022-2023. This creates a "tale of two math programs," where students in advanced tracks thrive while the general student population struggles. In contrast, nearby Lorena Middle consistently ranks in the 80th percentile and outperforms Raymond Mays in nearly every subject, especially Reading (e.g., 73.19% vs. 38.62% in 6th grade).

Compared to other area schools, Raymond Mays is the most volatile performer. While Lake Belton Middle has overtaken it, ranking in the 76th percentile, and Moody Middle has shown remarkable improvement despite similar challenges, Raymond Mays has swung from the 82nd percentile down to the 44th. The school still performs better than struggling peers in Temple Independent School District (Isd), but the sharp decline signals a critical juncture. The school's leadership must investigate the root causes of this drop and work to replicate the success of its advanced programs for the entire student body.

408

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,045

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 W Main
Troy, TX 76579-0409

(254) 938-2543

District: Troy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Raymond Mays Middle usually attend:

High:

Troy High School

Feeder schools for Raymond Mays Middle:

Elementary:	Edna Bigham Mays Elementary
	Troy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

Hispanic:

35.5%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Texas avg47%

1,309^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

380^th of 951Troy 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	42.4	1309 of 2335	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.4	702 of 2344	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	782 of 2372	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	430 of 2330	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	515 of 2254	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	695 of 2252	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	649 of 2193	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	597 of 2080	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	55.8	752 of 2027	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	1135 of 1987	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.9	704 of 2043	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.4	1077 of 1987	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.1	732 of 1973	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	645 of 1951	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	516 of 1895	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	415 of 1803	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	283 of 1763	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	53.8	877 of 1718	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.8	376 of 1684	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.9	356 of 1585	77.5%	★★★★☆
2005	71.2	375 of 1582	76.3%	★★★★☆
2004	45.9	987 of 1573	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	365 of 997	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.6	1053 of 1167	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.5	727 of 2182	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	438 of 2118	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	1048 of 2058	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	676 of 2008	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1023 of 1428	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	694 of 1770	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	766 of 1720	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	833 of 1643	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	930 of 1592	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	412 of 1445	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	210 of 1376	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	1396 of 2240	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	621 of 1825	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	847 of 2242	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	532 of 2241	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	544 of 2221	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	680 of 2151	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	611 of 2047	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	705 of 2008	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	831 of 1497	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.1	227 of 1230	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	3 of 1481	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	63.5	587 of 1488	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	642 of 1501	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	630 of 1446	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	680 of 1430	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1308 of 2141	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	632 of 1731	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	782 of 2119	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	355 of 2116	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	584 of 2077	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	824 of 2043	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	581 of 1935	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	708 of 1895	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1344 of 2253	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	548 of 1820	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	897 of 2235	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	496 of 2251	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	786 of 2220	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	956 of 2172	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	542 of 2073	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	555 of 2039	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	1118 of 2253	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	534 of 1818	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	856 of 2246	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	354 of 2245	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	553 of 2228	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	709 of 2168	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	640 of 2069	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	525 of 2030	74.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	335 of 806	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	395 of 676	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	665 of 818	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	444 of 817	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	555 of 753	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	680 of 720	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1389 of 1956	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	1212 of 1568	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1231 of 1891	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	759 of 1815	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	876 of 1757	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	921 of 1712	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	410 of 1626	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	42.3	793 of 1597	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	1286 of 1731	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.4	703 of 1439	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	1014 of 1733	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	607 of 1749	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	741 of 1723	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	866 of 1700	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	724 of 1684	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	707 of 1673	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)67th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)58th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-42 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I84%+30 vs state

Reading51%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%-4 vs state

Social Studies21%-10 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 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
Raymond Mays Middle	Public	6-8	915 W Main	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 938-2543	408	28	14.4	52.7%	228 (55.9%)	11 (2.7%)	145 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	42.4	1309^th of 2335 public middle schools	43.9%		63.4	702^nd of 2344 public middle schools	70.1%	607	83.9		38.6	55.4	58.6		33.3	22.4	44.0	21.4	$8,045
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	2011 N Third St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6444	553	45	12.3	76.5%	106 (19.2%)	137 (24.8%)	266 (48.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	22.3	1984^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.0%		28.8	1775^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.3%	209	71.4		31.9	34.0	41.9		24.2	14.9	37.9	11.4	$10,680
Bruceville-Eddy J H	Public	6-8	#1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 859-5525	119	10	12.2	56.3%	68 (57.1%)	2 (1.7%)	48 (40.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	1761^st of 2335 public middle schools	24.6%		41.1	1362^nd of 2344 public middle schools	41.9%	399	100.0		40.0	18.6	45.5		40.0	20.5	34.8	21.2	$8,994
Moody Middle	Public	5-8	107 Cora Lee Ln	Moody	76557	McLennan County	Moody Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 853-2182	210	19	11.2	60.0%	122 (58.1%)	10 (4.8%)	72 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	64.6	631^st of 2335 public middle schools	73.0%		69.5	547^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.7%	84	100.0	51.0	59.7	59.3	71.2	36.5	30.7	35.1	66.7	32.7	$10,548
North Belton Middle	Public	6-8	7907 Prairie View Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5200	979	57	17.0	36.9%	455 (46.5%)	95 (9.7%)	320 (32.7%)	34 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	64 (6.5%)	56.4	863^rd of 2335 public middle schools	63.0%		49.9	1075^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.1%	212	83.6		54.9	56.6	65.3		37.8	35.5	27.3	33.5	$7,408
Travis Science Academy	Public	6-8	1551 S 25th St	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6300	686	52	13.1	74.8%	107 (15.6%)	173 (25.2%)	344 (50.1%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.1%)	34.2	1593^rd of 2335 public middle schools	31.8%		30.2	1723^rd of 2344 public middle schools	26.5%	130	89.3		44.8	45.2	44.4		18.8	16.1	54.6	18.2	$9,961
Lake Belton Middle	Public	6-8	8818 Tarver Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2900	803	52	15.4	26.2%	464 (57.8%)	55 (6.8%)	198 (24.7%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.5%)	67.5	565^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.8%		72.4	481^st of 2344 public middle schools	79.5%	84	94.9		61.6	64.2	72.9		47.0	56.1	38.0	23.6	$9,012
Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Midway Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6600	627	53	11.7	67.1%	152 (24.2%)	120 (19.1%)	300 (47.8%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.1%)	51.1	1010^th of 2335 public middle schools	56.7%		45.5	1214^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.2%	204	97.1		43.3	51.4	51.8		37.3	18.7	73.4	32.6	$9,638
Belton Middle	Public	6-8	1704 Sparta Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2800	661	49	13.4	43.3%	337 (51.0%)	38 (5.7%)	230 (34.8%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.9%)	41.9	1331^st of 2335 public middle schools	43.0%		49.9	1077^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.1%	254	80.0		45.1	49.8	54.2		29.9	40.9	27.0	23.1	$8,332
Lorena Middle	Public	6-8	500 Leopard Ln	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 857-4621	438	33	13.2	30.4%	329 (75.1%)	10 (2.3%)	74 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	74.8	413^th of 2335 public middle schools	82.3%		76.7	401^st of 2344 public middle schools	82.9%	12	97.4		73.2	62.9	74.2		46.4	18.3	71.7	43.0	$8,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond Mays Middle

How many students attend Raymond Mays Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Raymond Mays Middle.

What district is Raymond Mays Middle in?

Troy Independent School District (Isd)

Is Raymond Mays Middle a good school?

Raymond Mays Middle ranks 1309^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Raymond Mays Middle?

Students at Raymond Mays Middle are 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Raymond Mays Middle attend?

Students who attend Raymond Mays Middle usually go on to attend Troy High School

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