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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ALAMO MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENNIS ISD·NCES 481854014221
Alamo Middle School
501 N GAINES, ENNIS, TX 75119 · (972) 872-7000 · Ellis County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
278 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 457 | 100% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Alamo Middle School→Ennis Junior High School
Based on grade levels within ENNIS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -14.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 37.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Alamo Middle School
Alamo Middle School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Middle School this school | 457 | 60.8% | 47.8% |
| Commander William C McCool Academy LUBBOCK | 416 | 56.5% | 56.2% |
| Stripling Middle School FORT WORTH | 518 | 65.4% | 37.6% |
| General Marshall Middle School AUSTIN | 431 | 64.0% | 28.4% |
| Applied Learning Academy FORT WORTH | 330 | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| Giddings Middle School GIDDINGS | 389 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
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 Alamo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #587 of 1,635 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,141 of 1,670 ▼ 453 | #10 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,511 of 1,670 ▼ 417 | #14 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #62 of 1,570 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #1,155 of 1,749 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #597 of 1,542 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #432 of 1,543 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #921 of 1,648 | #3 of 14 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 457 | 32.7 | 14.0:1 | 61% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 32.5 | 14.2:1 | 74% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 29.9 | 13.8:1 | 74% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamo Middle School.
About Alamo Middle School
Alamo Middle School is a middle-grades school in ENNIS, Texas, and it is part of ENNIS ISD. The school covers grade 6 and reported 457 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 29% below that mark.
ENNIS ISD runs Alamo Middle School along with 11 other schools, enrolling 6,646 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Alamo Middle School, about 52 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White and 15% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Alamo Middle School scores 62%.
Alamo Middle School lists 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.0 students per teacher. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 61% of students at Alamo Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 51% average for public schools in Ellis County is 10 points lower.
Alamo Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.8% is within a point of the 47.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Ellis County, the median household earns about $99,595 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Ellis County, 83 public schools serve about 46,344 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Jack Lummus Intermediate School, is the closest to Alamo Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Alamo Middle School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Alamo Middle School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
On allk12, people connected to Alamo Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ENNIS ISD
- Ennis High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Ennis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Jack Lummus Intermediate SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- David S Crockett Early Childhood CenterElementary · 479 students
- Dorie Miller Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
Other schools in ENNIS
- Ennis High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Ennis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Jack Lummus Intermediate SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- David S Crockett Early Childhood CenterElementary · 479 students
- Dorie Miller Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Jack Lummus Intermediate School0.2 mi · 515
- Travis Elementary School0.7 mi · 280
- G W Carver Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 407
- Bowie Elementary School0.9 mi · 506
- Austin Elementary School1.0 mi · 394
- David S Crockett Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Alamo Middle SchoolHow large is Alamo Middle School?
Alamo Middle School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does Alamo Middle School serve?
Alamo Middle School serves grades 06-06.
How many teachers does Alamo Middle School have?
Alamo Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Alamo Middle School?
Student demographics at Alamo Middle School are roughly 29% White, 52% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Alamo Middle School in?
Alamo Middle School is part of ENNIS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.