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West Orange-Stark Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Texas middle schools

Summary

West Orange-Stark Middle in Orange, TX, serves 492 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, a district ranked in the bottom 6% of Texas school districts. The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 90% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, making it the most economically disadvantaged middle school in its region compared to nearby schools like Bridge City Middle (38.74%) and Orangefield J H (29.49%).

Academically, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 12th percentile of Texas middle schools over the past decade, with test scores typically 15-25 percentage points below state averages in core subjects like Reading and Mathematics. However, there is a notable bright spot: 100% of 8th-grade students who took the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, dramatically outperforming the state average of 54.03% and the district average of 45.56%. This suggests an exceptional program for advanced learners, even as general math proficiency remains low—for example, only 14% of 6th graders were proficient in math in the 2025-2026 school year.

The school also shows inconsistency in serving its special education population, with a ranking that swung from the 80th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026—a volatility not seen in peer schools. While the dropout rate has improved to 0.8% in 2023-2024, it remains higher than many nearby schools, such as Port Neches Middle and Groves Middle, which reported 0.0% dropout rates. Overall, West Orange-Stark Middle is a school with pockets of excellence but faces steep challenges in translating those successes into broad, sustained improvement for all students.

492

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,909

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1402 W Green Ave
Orange, TX 77630

(409) 882-5520

District: West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend West Orange-Stark Middle usually attend:

High:

West Orange-Stark High School

Feeder schools for West Orange-Stark Middle:

Elementary:

West Orange-Stark Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

Hispanic:

24.4%

White:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Texas avg47%

2,046^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

891^st of 951West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District 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	19.9	2046 of 2335	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	2121 of 2344	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2148 of 2372	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1977 of 2330	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1892 of 2254	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1880 of 2252	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	2027 of 2193	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1990 of 2080	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	1902 of 2027	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	1751 of 1987	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	1598 of 2043	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.9	1476 of 1987	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	1654 of 1973	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	1808 of 1951	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	1766 of 1895	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	1604 of 1803	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1548 of 1763	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.4	1564 of 1718	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	1407 of 1684	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	1363 of 1585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	1321 of 1582	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.7	1182 of 1573	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	1074 of 1295	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	931 of 997	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1166 of 1280	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	943 of 1273	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1058 of 1251	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	986 of 1213	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1097 of 1193	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1112 of 1167	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	1648 of 2182	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1642 of 2118	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1869 of 2058	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1933 of 2008	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	1329 of 1390	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1226 of 1428	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1629 of 1770	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1301 of 1720	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	515 of 1592	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	1077 of 1445	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1343 of 1376	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	1894 of 2240	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1583 of 1825	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2016 of 2242	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1811 of 2241	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1902 of 2221	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1709 of 2151	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1860 of 2047	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1933 of 2008	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	1285 of 1497	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1052 of 1230	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1189 of 1481	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1307 of 1501	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1397 of 1446	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1321 of 1430	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1685 of 2141	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1409 of 1731	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1827 of 2119	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1515 of 2116	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1099 of 2077	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1472 of 2043	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	987 of 1935	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1669 of 1895	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	1872 of 2253	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1585 of 1820	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1979 of 2235	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1770 of 2251	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1909 of 2220	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1753 of 2172	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1892 of 2073	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1963 of 2039	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	2052 of 2253	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1717 of 1818	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2111 of 2246	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1979 of 2245	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1852 of 2228	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1904 of 2168	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1984 of 2069	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1972 of 2030	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	703 of 806	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	560 of 676	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	639 of 818	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	651 of 817	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	613 of 743	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	618 of 753	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	711 of 720	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	1437 of 1956	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.7	313 of 1568	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	787 of 1891	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	1342 of 1815	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	985 of 1712	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1482 of 1626	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1322 of 1597	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	1240 of 1731	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	1130 of 1439	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1633 of 1733	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1623 of 1749	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1468 of 1700	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1641 of 1684	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1635 of 1673	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading33%-22 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Social Studies12%-20 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
West Orange-Stark Middle	Public	6-8	1402 W Green Ave	Orange	77630	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5520	492	39	12.6	90.2%	78 (15.9%)	254 (51.6%)	120 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	19.9	2046^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.4%		16.1	2121^st of 2344 public middle schools	9.5%	75	100.0		28.0	30.4	42.8		14.0	20.6	35.6	11.7	$9,909
Little Cypress J H	Public	6-8	6765 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 883-2317	523	36	14.5	56.4%	364 (69.6%)	55 (10.5%)	70 (13.4%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	44.3	1231^st of 2335 public middle schools	47.3%		37.9	1463^rd of 2344 public middle schools	37.6%	232	82.5		55.4	44.3	59.9		31.5	16.0	40.7	29.2	$9,213
Bridge City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Bower Dr	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1700	715	41	17.3	38.7%	502 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	158 (22.1%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	48.6	1078^th of 2335 public middle schools	53.8%		44	1260^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.2%	182	100.0		47.1	50.7	56.9		30.6	32.4	32.5	42.5	$7,874
Orangefield J H	Public	6-8	7745 Sandbar Rd	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 735-6737	390	32	12.2	29.5%	339 (86.9%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	42	1327^th of 2335 public middle schools	43.2%		43.9	1263^rd of 2344 public middle schools	46.1%	64	69.4		48.9	55.4	57.9		30.7	13.0	40.3	21.4	$10,358
Mauriceville Middle	Public	6-8	19952 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 745-3970	272	23	11.5	58.8%	220 (80.9%)	6 (2.2%)	31 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	47.7	1117^th of 2335 public middle schools	52.2%		49.8	1078^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.0%	39	85.7		60.3	51.1	52.5		48.0	17.2	34.3	29.3	$10,417
Groves Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Wilson St	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 962-0225	647	44	14.8	51.3%	287 (44.4%)	30 (4.6%)	282 (43.6%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	55.3	888^th of 2335 public middle schools	62.0%		55.4	907^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.3%	19	100.0		59.2	57.1	55.8		42.9	25.2	52.2	24.9	$8,287
Vidor Middle	Public	5-6	2500 Hwy 12	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 951-8882	653	47	13.9	59.7%	566 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)								(n/a)		41.4	41.9			26.0	41.3				$14,545
Port Neches Middle	Public	6-8	749 Central Dr	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-8115	575	44	13.1	35.5%	332 (57.7%)	20 (3.5%)	159 (27.7%)	55 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	64	656^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.9%		64	686^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.7%	30	100.0		53.9	63.2	69.4		48.8	18.1	57.1	33.5	$8,687
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Jefferson Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4860	857	63	13.6	92.4%	17 (2.0%)	240 (28.0%)	547 (63.8%)	24 (2.8%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	24.3	1922^nd of 2335 public middle schools	17.7%		20.4	2014^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.1%	92	100.0		37.4	37.6	42.0		21.0	23.1	32.7	11.6	$10,540
Vidor J H	Public	7-8	945 N Tram Rd	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 951-8970	612	40	15.4	52.3%	527 (86.1%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	41.7	1340^th of 2335 public middle schools	42.6%		55.6	904^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.4%	436	92.3			44.4	50.9			19.5	43.0	31.3	$8,800

Frequently Asked Questions about West Orange-Stark Middle

Is West Orange-Stark Middle a good school?

West Orange-Stark Middle ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Orange-Stark Middle?

Students at West Orange-Stark Middle are 52% African American, 24% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of West Orange-Stark Middle attend?

Students who attend West Orange-Stark Middle usually go on to attend West Orange-Stark High School

How many students attend West Orange-Stark Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended West Orange-Stark Middle.

What district is West Orange-Stark Middle in?

West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District

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