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Venus Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Venus Middle in Venus, TX, serves 506 students in grades 6-8 within the Venus Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 12% of Texas.

Venus Middle faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in core subjects like reading, math, and science that are often 20 to 40 percentage points lower than those at nearby schools in higher-performing districts, such as Walnut Grove Middle and Charlene McKinzey Middle. Nearly 75% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a poverty rate dramatically higher than its affluent neighbors. However, the school has a notable bright spot: its Algebra I program. Students who take this advanced course perform exceptionally well, with a 65.63% proficiency rate that far exceeds both the district and state averages. This suggests a highly effective track for accelerated math students, even as the general math curriculum struggles.

Encouragingly, the most recent data points to a potential turnaround. After several years of decline, many student subgroups showed significant improvement in the 2025-2026 school year, including English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school also maintains a perfect zero dropout rate, a strong contrast to the 1.0% rate at the demographically similar Alvarado J H. While the school’s Gifted and Talented program ranks in the bottom 4% of the state, the overall trajectory suggests that recent interventions may be starting to yield positive results for its most vulnerable students.

506

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,633

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

#1 Bulldog Dr
Venus, TX 76084-0364

(972) 366-3358

District: Venus Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.0%

White:

24.3%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Texas avg47%

1,890^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 19 pts since 2018

From bottom 39% (2018) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

829^th of 947Venus 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	25.5	1890 of 2359	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	1918 of 2344	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1904 of 2372	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1994 of 2330	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1901 of 2254	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1554 of 2252	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1527 of 2193	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1271 of 2080	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	922 of 1306	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	750 of 997	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1046 of 1280	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1093 of 1273	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1023 of 1251	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.2	287 of 1213	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	34.3	794 of 1193	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1943 of 2182	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1766 of 2118	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1312 of 2058	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	755 of 2008	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	967 of 1403	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.7	1372 of 1428	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1647 of 1770	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1537 of 1720	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1561 of 1643	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1314 of 1592	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1154 of 1445	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	846 of 1376	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	1897 of 2263	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1555 of 1825	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1979 of 2242	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	2029 of 2241	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1786 of 2221	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1376 of 2151	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1346 of 2047	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1138 of 2008	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1335 of 1510	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	1184 of 1230	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1422 of 1481	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1285 of 1488	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1227 of 1501	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1177 of 1446	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1139 of 1430	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1815 of 2161	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	1459 of 1731	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1800 of 2119	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1826 of 2116	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1768 of 2077	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1420 of 2043	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1456 of 1935	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1115 of 1895	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	1775 of 2275	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1500 of 1820	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1934 of 2235	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1840 of 2251	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1714 of 2220	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	1514 of 2172	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1377 of 2073	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1197 of 2039	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1778 of 2274	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	1516 of 1818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1802 of 2246	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1794 of 2245	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1946 of 2228	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1612 of 2168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1559 of 2069	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1359 of 2030	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	532 of 811	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	603 of 676	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	813 of 818	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	729 of 813	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	471 of 743	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	360 of 753	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	353 of 720	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	1457 of 1974	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	1005 of 1568	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	922 of 1891	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	1386 of 1815	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1357 of 1757	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	1110 of 1712	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1411 of 1626	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1244 of 1597	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1364 of 1743	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	1294 of 1439	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1501 of 1733	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1558 of 1749	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1615 of 1723	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1421 of 1700	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1300 of 1684	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1247 of 1673	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I46%-8 vs state

Reading37%-18 vs state

Mathematics29%-11 vs state

Social Studies11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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
Venus Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Bulldog Dr	Venus	76084	Johnson County	Venus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 366-3358	506	42	12.0	74.7%	123 (24.3%)	24 (4.7%)	334 (66.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	25.5	1890^th of 2359 public middle schools	19.9%		23.8	1918^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.2%	28	46.3			28.1	34.1	47.9		22.6	27.7	36.7	10.6	$10,633
Alvarado J H	Public	6-8	1000 N Cummings	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 783-6840	862	53	16.2	67.7%	350 (40.6%)	40 (4.6%)	449 (52.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	28	1810^th of 2359 public middle schools	23.3%		39.7	1410^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.8%	400	80.9			35.4	33.6	46.6		26.6	13.9	36.5	25.4	$6,924
Mansfield Heritage Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	10701 Heritage Pkwy	Grand Prairie	76065	Ellis County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 435-6178	138	15	9.3	52.9%	7 (5.1%)	61 (44.2%)	44 (31.9%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	56.4	866^th of 2359 public middle schools	63.3%		47.9	1144^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.2%	278	66.7	89.5		58.8	61.1	31.3		32.8		39.3	46.3	$00
Alma Martinez Intermediate	Public	5-6	2001 Julian Feild St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 320-9250	930	60	15.5	34.6%	219 (23.5%)	382 (41.1%)	192 (20.6%)	91 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.6%)								(n/a)			70.9	75.4			52.9	63.4				$7,670
Frank Seale Middle	Public	6-8	700 George Hopper Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-5600	726	42	17.1	53.3%	258 (35.5%)	166 (22.9%)	252 (34.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	44.1	1245^th of 2359 public middle schools	47.2%		52	1014^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.7%	231	94.7			49.8	47.7	42.9		47.8	20.4	43.1	27.6	$8,409
Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle	Public	6-8	2881 Ledgestone Ln	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5800	989	53	18.8	19.6%	581 (58.7%)	132 (13.3%)	214 (21.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	75.6	402^nd of 2359 public middle schools	83.0%		75.3	423^rd of 2344 public middle schools	82.0%	21	96.1			63.6	60.7	68.6		55.7	32.0	67.1	44.1	$6,595
Charlene McKinzey Middle	Public	7-8	700 S Matlock Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 320-9000	1,043	66	15.8	35.2%	248 (23.8%)	424 (40.7%)	222 (21.3%)	88 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.8%)	83.5	257^th of 2359 public middle schools	89.1%		81.8	296^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.4%	39	99.1				69.3	80.4			66.1	45.9	45.7	$7,515
Maypearl Middle	Public	5-8	1025 W Fourth	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 435-1015	265	19	13.9	31.7%	171 (64.5%)	4 (1.5%)	77 (29.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	33.9	1612^th of 2359 public middle schools	31.7%		49	1103^rd of 2344 public middle schools	52.9%	509	95.2		52.3	55.6	44.4	52.8	41.4	32.0	14.8	24.8	13.8	$8,470
Mary Orr Intermediate	Public	5-6	2900 E Broad St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-2600	605	46	13.1	49.6%	191 (31.6%)	176 (29.1%)	167 (27.6%)	38 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.5%)								(n/a)			61.9	51.1			54.5	36.3				$8,901
Rogene Worley Middle	Public	7-8	500 Pleasant Ridge Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-5100	630	47	13.4	49.7%	190 (30.2%)	160 (25.4%)	205 (32.5%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.0%)	58.3	812^th of 2359 public middle schools	65.6%		64.4	674^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.2%	138	97.5				53.1	60.4			45.1	43.2	29.8	$9,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Venus Middle

What is the racial makeup of Venus Middle?

Students at Venus Middle are 66% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Venus Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Venus Middle.

Is Venus Middle a good school?

Venus Middle ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Venus Middle in?

Venus Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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