Enrollment
244
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE ISD·NCES 480795000125
ALPINE MIDDLE
801 MIDDLE SCHOOL DR, ALPINE, TX 79830 · (432) 837-7720 · Brewster County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
127 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
ALPINE MIDDLE→ALPINE H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALPINE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
244
-87 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.7:1
% White
36%
was 31%
% Hispanic
59%
was 64%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALPINE MIDDLE
ALPINE MIDDLE is one of the rural-scale middle schools in ALPINE, Texas, one of the schools within ALPINE ISD, with 244 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Within ALPINE ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 905 students, ALPINE MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, ALPINE MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment; the rest reads as 36% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Brewster County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ALPINE MIDDLE has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at ALPINE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, ALPINE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 41.8%.
In the broader community, Brewster County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,212, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Brewster County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,093 students), ALPINE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
ALPINE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 2 of the 5 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ALPINE MIDDLE comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Five-year trend. ALPINE MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 331 (now 244). The White share of enrollment climbed from 31% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for ALPINE MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Brewster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,503
Census ACS
Median income
$56,212
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALPINE ISD
- ALPINE ELElementary · 375 students
- ALPINE H SHigh · 286 students
Other schools in ALPINE
- ALPINE ELElementary · 375 students
- ALPINE H SHigh · 286 students
Nearby schools
- ALPINE EL0.8 mi · 375
- ALPINE H S1.1 mi · 286
- FT DAVIS SCHOOL20.6 mi · 682
- MARFA SCHOOLS21.1 mi · 194
- MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST27.8 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About ALPINE MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ALPINE MIDDLE?
ALPINE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does ALPINE MIDDLE serve?
ALPINE MIDDLE serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does ALPINE MIDDLE have?
ALPINE MIDDLE employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is ALPINE MIDDLE?
ALPINE MIDDLE reports a student body of 36% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is ALPINE MIDDLE public or private?
ALPINE MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALPINE ISD.
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