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Patti Welder Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Patti Welder Middle is a public middle school in Victoria, Texas, serving 576 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Victoria Independent School District, which is ranked 739 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Patti Welder Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1775 and 2259 out of around 2,300 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other Texas middle schools. Patti Welder Middle significantly underperforms the state and district averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates as low as 10.29% in 8th-grade science and 9.18% in 8th-grade social studies. The school also has higher dropout rates and a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Victoria Independent School District, such as Harold Cade Middle and Howell Middle, Patti Welder Middle significantly underperforms, with lower academic proficiency rates and higher dropout rates. The school's low academic performance and high poverty rates may be related to factors such as teacher quality, resource allocation, and the overall socioeconomic challenges faced by the community, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and provide a high-quality education for all students.

566

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,855

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1604 E N St
Victoria, TX 77901-7053

(361) 575-4553

District: Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Patti Welder Middle usually attend:

High:

Victoria West High School

Feeder schools for Patti Welder Middle:

Elementary:	Aloe Elementary
	Crain Elementary
	Hopkins Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

White:

16.1%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

Texas avg45%

2,182^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

739^th of 961Victoria 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
2025	13.2	2182 of 2344	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	2269 of 2372	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2236 of 2330	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1949 of 2254	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	2022 of 2252	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1901 of 2193	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1775 of 2080	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	1878 of 2027	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	1901 of 1987	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	1822 of 2043	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1873 of 1987	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	1877 of 1973	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	1820 of 1951	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	1658 of 1895	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	1454 of 1803	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	1536 of 1763	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	1486 of 1718	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.7	1171 of 1684	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.2	1347 of 1585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.8	1193 of 1582	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	1254 of 1573	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	928 of 997	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1203 of 1280	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1199 of 1273	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	967 of 1251	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	914 of 1213	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	960 of 1193	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	791 of 1167	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	1882 of 2182	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1997 of 2118	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1755 of 2058	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1700 of 2008	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1259 of 1428	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1720 of 1770	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1520 of 1720	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1253 of 1643	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1298 of 1592	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1207 of 1445	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1134 of 1376	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1718 of 1825	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2152 of 2242	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2159 of 2241	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2010 of 2221	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	2035 of 2151	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1872 of 2047	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1778 of 2008	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	972 of 1230	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1329 of 1481	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1103 of 1488	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1299 of 1501	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1640 of 1731	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2059 of 2119	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2067 of 2116	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1838 of 2077	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1896 of 2043	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1773 of 1935	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1732 of 1895	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1754 of 1820	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2176 of 2235	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	2189 of 2251	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1939 of 2220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	2041 of 2172	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1834 of 2073	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1834 of 2039	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1726 of 1818	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2177 of 2246	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2175 of 2245	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1844 of 2228	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1840 of 2168	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1770 of 2069	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1731 of 2030	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1312 of 1568	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1367 of 1891	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1764 of 1815	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1695 of 1757	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1451 of 1712	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1225 of 1626	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1383 of 1597	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1321 of 1439	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1578 of 1733	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1688 of 1749	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1528 of 1723	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1550 of 1700	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1338 of 1684	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	940 of 1673	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I73%+26 vs state

Reading29%-25 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science10%-36 vs state

Social Studies9%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Patti Welder Middle	Public	6-8	1604 E N St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 575-4553	566	46	12.2	83.0%	91 (16.1%)	25 (4.4%)	442 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	13.2	2182^nd of 2344 public middle schools	6.9%		10.1	2269^th of 2372 public middle schools	4.3%	87	72.7	33.3	28.6	26.3	10.6	10.4	28.2	10.3	9.2	$8,855
Stem Middle	Public	6-8	1110 Sam Houston Dr	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 578-2711	641	51	12.6	77.8%	90 (14.0%)	34 (5.3%)	493 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	16.2	2119^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.6%		12.5	2214^th of 2372 public middle schools	6.7%	95	71.4	33.8	28.9	28.4	18.9	9.0	26.6	22.8	13.0	$9,211
Howell Middle	Public	6-8	2502 Fannin Dr	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 578-1561	716	53	13.5	66.3%	156 (21.8%)	63 (8.8%)	478 (66.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	36.8	1495^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.2%		28.1	1792^nd of 2372 public middle schools	24.5%	297	82.8	52.9	49.6	49.6	29.6	22.4	32.9	27.5	19.0	$8,033
Harold Cade Middle	Public	6-8	611 W Tropical Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2840	730	46	15.9	48.5%	288 (39.5%)	18 (2.5%)	383 (52.5%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	52.3	1009^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.0%		48.6	1113^th of 2372 public middle schools	53.1%	104	85.9	60.8	54.1	57.2	44.7	25.3	40.5	48.8	16.9	$7,605
Bloomington J H	Public	7-8	2781 Fm 616	Bloomington	77951	Victoria County	Bloomington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 333-8008	135	10	13.7	83.0%	15 (11.1%)	3 (2.2%)	116 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	18.2	2067^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.8%		14.1	2180^th of 2372 public middle schools	8.1%	113			14.5	32.7		5.8	48.2	14.0	13.2	$6,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Patti Welder Middle

Is Patti Welder Middle a good school?

Patti Welder Middle ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Patti Welder Middle?

Students at Patti Welder Middle are 78% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Patti Welder Middle in?

Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Patti Welder Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Patti Welder Middle.

What high school do graduates of Patti Welder Middle attend?

Students who attend Patti Welder Middle usually go on to attend Victoria West High School

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