Summary:
In zip code 75482, there is one middle school, Sulphur Springs Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, as part of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District (Isd).
Sulphur Springs Middle has a total enrollment of 961 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. The school shows a notable strength in advanced mathematics, with an exceptional 98.61% proficiency rate in Algebra I for the 2025-2026 school year, far exceeding state averages. However, this contrasts sharply with significant weaknesses in other areas. The school has experienced a declining state ranking trend, dropping from the 61st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026. Overall reading proficiency across grades 6-8 is 43.87%, below the state average of 55.42%, and standard math proficiency (excluding Algebra I) is 29.95%, also below the state average of 38.41%.
A critical area of concern is 7th-grade mathematics, where only 5.56% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 29.41%. This represents a major instructional challenge. The school also has a high economic disadvantage rate, with 63.16% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $9,136. The dropout rate is very low at 0.1%. Overall, while the school excels in its advanced math track, it faces significant hurdles in core subject proficiency, particularly in 7th-grade math, which is driving its declining performance trend.
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