Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 75654

In zip code 75654, there is one middle school, Henderson Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 with 700 students in the Henderson Independent School District (Isd), an area where 63.43% of students are economically disadvantaged.

Henderson Middle is a school on a clear upward trajectory, improving its statewide ranking from the 20th percentile in 2023-2024 to a projected 38th percentile for 2025-2026. While the school generally scores below state averages in core subjects like reading and social studies, it shows a notable strength in 7th-grade math, where 36.84% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 29.41%. The most dramatic standout is in Algebra I, where 91.43% of students are proficient—nearly double the state average of 54.03%. However, this success contrasts sharply with 8th-grade math, where only 19% of students are proficient versus the state's 47.24%, suggesting that only the highest-performing students are placed into Algebra I while the rest struggle significantly.

With a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 and a zero percent dropout rate, the school provides a supportive environment despite modest per-student spending of $9,673. The school's improvement in ranking, despite high poverty levels and below-average scores in most subjects, indicates it is progressing faster than many other Texas schools. The district itself ranks 638 out of 951 in Texas, and for most subjects, the school's scores mirror the district's, except for Algebra I where the school far outperforms the district average of 45.61%, likely because the high school's broader student body pulls the district figure down.