Summary:
In zip code 75287, there is one middle school, Long Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 as part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd).
Long Middle serves a high-need community, with 87.84% of its 477 students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has a very favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1, which typically allows for more individualized attention. However, academic proficiency on STAAR tests is significantly below both district and state averages across all core subjects. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency is just 29.87% compared to the state average of 45%, and 8th-grade science proficiency is 25.15% versus the state average of 46.25%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 11-16% of Texas middle schools over the past three years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. Long Middle has an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.2%, far better than the district average of 1.5%, indicating strong student retention. Most strikingly, the school excels in advanced mathematics: 84.62% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam are proficient, nearly double the district average of 40.82% and far exceeding the state average of 47.01%. This "Algebra I paradox" suggests that while the general math curriculum struggles, the school has a highly effective advanced math program. The combination of a low dropout rate, strong Algebra I performance, and a low student-teacher ratio provides a foundation for potential improvement, even as the school faces deep-seated academic challenges tied to its high-poverty population.
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