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Enrollment
933
Middle
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALICE ISD·NCES 480780000091
Adams Middle School
901 E THIRD ST, ALICE, TX 78332 · (361) 660-2055 · Jim Wells County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
805 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 327 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 304 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 32% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adams Middle School→Alice High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALICE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adams Middle School
Adams Middle School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Middle School this school | 933 | 86.3% | 35.3% |
| Bowie Middle School ODESSA | 874 | 84.3% | 30.7% |
| Ross Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 828 | 84.4% | 31.5% |
| Morales Junior High School UVALDE | 718 | 85.2% | 24.3% |
| Crockett Middle School ODESSA | 1,181 | 83.1% | 26.8% |
| Galena Park Middle School GALENA PARK | 896 | 87.6% | 46.6% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,155 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #989 of 1,670 ▲ 179 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #929 of 1,670 ▲ 146 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #870 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 933 | #359 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,525 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #1,295 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #364 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.6% | #96 of 437 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
933
+187 (+25%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 933 | 45 | 20.8:1 | 86% (805) |
| 2023-24 | 966 | 75.3 | 12.8:1 | 84% (809) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 74.8 | 13.8:1 | 84% (867) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 83% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 45.8 | 15.9:1 | 83% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 69% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 63 | 12.9:1 | 72% (588) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 64 | 13.6:1 | 63% (550) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 44 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (731 to 933); teachers down 2% (45.8 to 45).
About Adams Middle School
As a medium-sized middle-grades school, Adams Middle School serves students in ALICE, Texas. The school reports 933 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 45% bigger than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
ALICE ISD is responsible for 6 schools, Adams Middle School included, with 4,297 students in all.
At Adams Middle School, Hispanic students make up 89% of the student body. The remaining students are 11% White. Among people living in Jim Wells County, the Hispanic share is about 80%. By the diversity index, Adams Middle School comes in at 20%.
The school reports 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 20.8 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 86% of students.
Adams Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.8% for Adams Middle School. The school posts 35.3%, 1.6 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jim Wells County show that median household income is about $51,896, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 16 public schools in Jim Wells County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,302.
Dubose Elementary School is the public school closest to Adams Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Adams Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Adams Middle School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 35.3% versus a 43.0% average.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Adams Middle School had 746 students in 2020-21 and 933 in 2024-25, a 25% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 20.8:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jim Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,850
Census ACS
Median income
$51,896
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALICE ISD
- Alice High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Schallert Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Noonan Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Dubose Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in ALICE
- Alice High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Schallert Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Noonan Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Dubose Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
Other Adams Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Adams Middle. Adams Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Adams MiddleRedondo Beach, CA · 1,165 students
- Adams Middle SchoolWESTLAND, MI · 591 students
- ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 533 students
- ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH PLATTE, NE · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Dubose Elementary School0.4 mi · 483
- Schallert Elementary School0.5 mi · 592
- Noonan Elementary School1.0 mi · 523
- Alice High School1.0 mi · 1,295
- Saenz Elementary School1.2 mi · 471
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School7.4 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Adams Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Adams Middle School?
Adams Middle School enrolls approximately 933 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Adams Middle School serve?
Adams Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Adams Middle School have?
Adams Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Adams Middle School?
Student demographics at Adams Middle School are roughly 11% White, 89% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams Middle School?
Adams Middle School is overseen by ALICE ISD in Jim Wells County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.