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Vernon Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Vernon Middle in Vernon, TX, serves 390 students in grades 6-8 within the Vernon Independent School District (Isd), and about 79% of its students come from low-income households. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Texas middle schools over the past decade, currently earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, with overall academic performance generally below state averages in core subjects.

Despite these challenges, Vernon Middle has two standout areas of excellence. Its Algebra I program is exceptional: in the 2025-2026 school year, 91.67% of students taking the exam scored proficient or above, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. This suggests a highly effective program for advanced math students. Additionally, the school provides outstanding support for English Language Learners (ELL), who ranked in the 56th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to the school’s overall 1-star rating. The school also maintains a low dropout rate of just 0.4% in 2023-2024, indicating strong student engagement.

However, the school faces significant weaknesses, particularly in 7th-grade math, where only 13.73% of students were proficient in 2025-2026 compared to the state average of 29.41%. Performance for subgroups like special education students has been volatile, dropping from the 40th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026. While the school’s student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 is favorable, this investment has not yet translated into broad academic gains. There are no other schools within 20 miles of Vernon Middle for direct comparison, but the school’s future success likely depends on replicating the strategies from its successful Algebra I and ELL programs across the entire curriculum.

390

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,607

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Yamparika St
Vernon, TX 76384-6183

(940) 552-6231

District: Vernon Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Vernon Middle usually attend:

High:

Vernon High School

Feeder schools for Vernon Middle:

Elementary:	T G McCord Elementary
	Vernon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

White:

29.2%

Asian:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

Texas avg47%

1,806^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

877^th of 951Vernon 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	27.4	1806 of 2335	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	1869 of 2344	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1733 of 2372	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1681 of 2330	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1764 of 2254	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1585 of 2252	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1896 of 2193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1555 of 2080	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	1255 of 2027	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.2	1480 of 1987	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.0	1477 of 2043	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.2	1175 of 1987	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	983 of 1973	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	693 of 1951	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	890 of 1895	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.5	1153 of 1803	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	1423 of 1763	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.7	1104 of 1718	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.1	1301 of 1684	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	1309 of 1585	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.3	1135 of 1582	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.6	1002 of 1573	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	884 of 1295	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	871 of 997	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1055 of 1280	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	914 of 1273	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	786 of 1251	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1001 of 1213	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	828 of 1193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	602 of 1167	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	614 of 642	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	485 of 505	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	572 of 617	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	567 of 616	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	565 of 606	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	576 of 589	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	514 of 594	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	553 of 587	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	1562 of 2182	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	1620 of 2118	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1818 of 2058	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1280 of 2008	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	613 of 1390	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	493 of 1428	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	665 of 1770	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	341 of 1720	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	510 of 1643	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	814 of 1592	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	984 of 1445	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	265 of 1376	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1812 of 2240	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1432 of 1825	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1327 of 2242	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1669 of 2241	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1928 of 2221	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1681 of 2151	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1826 of 2047	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1495 of 2008	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	1085 of 1497	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.3	794 of 1230	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1296 of 1488	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	901 of 1501	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1226 of 1446	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	948 of 1430	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	1746 of 2141	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1386 of 1731	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1544 of 2119	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1497 of 2116	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1597 of 2077	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1458 of 2043	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1791 of 1935	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1344 of 1895	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	1644 of 2253	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1459 of 1820	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1500 of 2235	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1435 of 2251	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1654 of 2220	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1803 of 2172	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1903 of 2073	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1690 of 2039	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1698 of 2253	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	1473 of 1818	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1917 of 2246	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1574 of 2245	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1534 of 2228	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	1380 of 2168	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1810 of 2069	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1614 of 2030	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	753 of 806	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	672 of 676	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	730 of 818	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	728 of 817	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	764 of 813	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	520 of 743	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	689 of 753	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1652 of 1956	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1322 of 1568	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1138 of 1891	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1365 of 1815	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	814 of 1757	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	1166 of 1712	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1182 of 1626	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1163 of 1597	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	1395 of 1731	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1243 of 1439	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1449 of 1733	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1509 of 1749	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1577 of 1723	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1451 of 1700	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1597 of 1684	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1522 of 1673	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)4th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+38 vs state

Reading40%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-12 vs state

Social Studies18%-13 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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Vernon Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Yamparika St	Vernon	76384	Wilbarger County	Vernon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 552-6231	390	29	13.2	78.7%	114 (29.2%)	30 (7.7%)	191 (49.0%)	34 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	27.4	1806^th of 2335 public middle schools	22.7%		25.8	1869^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.3%	63	91.7	40.8	34.3	44.8	25.0	13.7	41.6	18.4	$9,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Vernon Middle

How many students attend Vernon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Vernon Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Vernon Middle?

Students at Vernon Middle are 49% Hispanic, 29% White, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Vernon Middle attend?

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

Is Vernon Middle a good school?

Vernon Middle ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Vernon Middle in?

Vernon Independent School District (Isd)

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