ABERNATHY MIDDLE

ABERNATHY MIDDLE is a rural-scale intermediate school in ABERNATHY, Texas, overseen by ABERNATHY ISD. The school enrolls 171 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so ABERNATHY MIDDLE sits 73% below that benchmark.

ABERNATHY MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by ABERNATHY ISD, a district that serves 808 students overall.

In terms of who attends, ABERNATHY MIDDLE logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 47% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Hale County as a whole is about 61% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably less Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting ABERNATHY MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at ABERNATHY MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Hale County's rate of about 73%.

With demographic context factored in, ABERNATHY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hale County) records that the typical household earns roughly $51,897 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Hale County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,064 students), of which ABERNATHY MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is ABERNATHY EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ABERNATHY MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. ABERNATHY MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 183 (now 171). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 54% to 49%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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