Summary:
In zip code 76306, there is one middle school, Hirschi Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in Wichita Falls, Texas, as part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District (ISD).
Hirschi Middle serves 464 students and faces significant challenges, with 92.67% of students receiving free or reduced lunch. The school consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages across most subjects. For the 2025-2026 school year, overall proficiency ranges from 20.62% in 6th-grade math to 45.56% in 8th-grade reading, while 8th-grade social studies proficiency is critically low at 8.93%. The school's state ranking has been in the bottom percentile for three consecutive years, currently at the 14th percentile, though this is an improvement from the 6th percentile in 2023-2024. The dropout rate is 1.5%, slightly higher than the district average of 1.0%.
An interesting bright spot is Algebra I performance: in 2024-2025, 59.26% of Hirschi Middle students were proficient, significantly outperforming both the district (34.81%) and state (47.01%). This may reflect effective advanced instruction or a selective group of students taking the exam. The school spends $10,942 per student, a moderate amount, suggesting the challenge lies in effectively using resources to overcome socioeconomic hurdles. The upward trend in state ranking, while still low, indicates recent interventions may be starting to have a small effect, but the school remains in the bottom 15% of Texas middle schools.
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