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Van Middle

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Van Middle ranks 3109 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

3109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Van Middle in Van, TX, serves 828 students in grades 2 through 6 within the Van Independent School District (Isd), a community where over 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating significant economic need.

Van Middle has experienced a notable decline in academic performance over recent years, dropping from a 4-star rating (76th percentile) in 2021-2022 to a 2-star rating (33rd percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. This downward trend sets it apart from nearby schools like Grand Saline Intermediate (73rd percentile, 4 stars) and Martins Mill Elementary (59th percentile, 3 stars), which are performing at or above the state average. The school's test scores show inconsistency across grade levels; for example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 5th graders performed relatively close to state averages in Reading (51.9%) and Math (46.2%), while 4th-grade Reading (33.9%) and 6th-grade Math (31.9%) lagged significantly behind. This pattern suggests that academic challenges may be linked to specific grade-level curricula or cohorts rather than a school-wide issue.

Compared to higher-performing peers like Velma Penny Elementary in Lindale Independent School District (Isd), where 80.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in Reading in 2024-2025, Van Middle's 3rd-grade Reading proficiency was just 31.1%, highlighting a significant gap in foundational literacy. While per-student spending at Van Middle ($8,385) is lower than some nearby schools like Mineola Pri ($11,721), it is higher than at Canton Elementary ($7,809), which performs better overall. A relative bright spot is the school's performance with Special Education students, which has been a strength compared to other subgroups, though it has also declined recently.

828

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,371

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14300 State Hwy 110
Van, TX 75790

(903) 963-1461

District: Van Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Van Middle usually attend:

High:

Van High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 49% 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 school40%

District avg40%

Texas avg49%

3,109^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

411^th of 951Van 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	34.7	3109 of 4627	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	2780 of 4651	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	1908 of 4710	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	1420 of 4647	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	1086 of 4581	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	1535 of 4578	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1312 of 4479	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	1366 of 4359	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	1641 of 4329	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.5	2278 of 4286	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.7	1920 of 4320	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	1814 of 4260	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	2120 of 4221	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.6	2418 of 4206	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.5	2264 of 4095	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.8	1597 of 3937	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1882 of 2406	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	1803 of 1905	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2405 of 2443	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	2073 of 2443	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	2108 of 2515	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.1	454 of 2483	81.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.3	1802 of 4461	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	2335 of 4331	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2922 of 4295	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2680 of 4240	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2419 of 2918	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	3021 of 3668	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	2771 of 3556	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	1670 of 3487	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	2243 of 3446	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2665 of 3333	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2375 of 3226	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	2988 of 4575	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	2125 of 3744	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	1880 of 4658	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	1347 of 4588	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	1183 of 4561	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	1421 of 4499	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	1256 of 4348	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	1129 of 4306	73.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	1747 of 3075	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.3	1101 of 2619	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	1474 of 2980	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	341 of 2958	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	933 of 3006	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	1122 of 3184	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	523 of 3106	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3516 of 4413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	2785 of 3644	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2427 of 4465	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	1348 of 4401	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	894 of 4376	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	1709 of 4329	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2052 of 4188	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	2118 of 4168	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3614 of 4520	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	2541 of 3705	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	1837 of 4594	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	1352 of 4521	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	1264 of 4477	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	1649 of 4451	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	1125 of 4309	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	1731 of 4264	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	3188 of 4582	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	2257 of 3739	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1907 of 4647	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	1432 of 4585	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.2	945 of 4563	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	1647 of 4498	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	1401 of 4357	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	1826 of 4319	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	981 of 1106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	701 of 975	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	636 of 1128	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.4	250 of 1099	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	460 of 1004	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	701 of 961	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	476 of 1112	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	709 of 1046	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	2841 of 4301	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	1589 of 3549	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	1347 of 4292	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	909 of 4086	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	1458 of 3952	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	2192 of 3799	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1551 of 3684	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	1784 of 3558	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	2514 of 3006	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	1966 of 2612	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1918 of 3108	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	1635 of 3106	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	1319 of 3082	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	1833 of 3082	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	1498 of 3142	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	1499 of 3127	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)60th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

Reading40%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Van Middle	Public	2-6	14300 State Hwy 110	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 963-1461	828	58	14.2	61.7%	541 (65.3%)	21 (2.5%)	219 (26.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	34.7	3109^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.8%		39.8	2780^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.2%	329	37.8	33.9	51.9	36.9	48.2	37.0	46.2	32.0	$8,371
Rhodes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	449 E Texas St	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 963-8770	402	24	16.6	63.7%	265 (65.9%)	11 (2.7%)	111 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)									$7,946
Velma Penny Elementary	Public	1-3	1000 Mount Sylvan St	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4250	517	36	14.3	48.9%	328 (63.4%)	32 (6.2%)	112 (21.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)	74.1				75.6				$8,342
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	201 Stadium St	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4001	462	33	14.0	56.7%	295 (63.9%)	39 (8.4%)	96 (20.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)								(n/a)									$9,931
College Street Elementary	Public	1-3	106 N College St	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4350	512	35	14.6	44.5%	344 (67.2%)	25 (4.9%)	107 (20.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)								(n/a)	67.3				78.1				$8,739
Grand Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	405 Stadium Dr	Grand Saline	75140	Van Zandt County	Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 962-7526	299	20	15.0	62.9%	214 (71.6%)	4 (1.3%)	74 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)									$9,935
Mineola Intermediate	Public	4-5	1555 W Loop 564	Mineola	75773	Wood County	Mineola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 569-2466	252	19	13.4	56.3%	141 (56.0%)	9 (3.6%)	76 (30.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	49.9	2124^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.1%		61.3	1517^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.4%	607		45.4	52.4			48.5	56.4		$7,475
Grand Saline Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 Stadium Dr	Grand Saline	75140	Van Zandt County	Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 962-5515	244	17	14.0	52.9%	171 (70.1%)	2 (0.8%)	64 (26.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	68	1228^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.5%		63.1	1431^st of 4651 public elementary schools	69.2%	203	55.2	60.0	56.0		52.1	62.4	58.7		$7,835
Martins Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 F M 1861	Ben Wheeler	75754	Van Zandt County	Martins Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 479-3706	234	16	14.5	43.2%	177 (75.6%)	7 (3.0%)	45 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	54.5	1885^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.3%		43.8	2510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.0%	625	68.8	36.4	51.6		59.4	39.4	54.8		$9,046
Mineola Pri	Public	PK, KG-3	232 NE Loop 564	Mineola	75773	Wood County	Mineola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 569-5488	621	45	13.9	61.2%	365 (58.8%)	20 (3.2%)	189 (30.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)								(n/a)	44.4				43.5				$7,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Middle

What district is Van Middle in?

Van Independent School District (Isd)

Is Van Middle a good school?

Van Middle ranks 3109^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Van Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Van Middle.

What schools do graduates of Van Middle attend?

Students who attend Van Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Van High School

What is the racial makeup of Van Middle?

Students at Van Middle are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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