Enrollment
163
Middle
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANSON ISD·NCES 480840000209
ANSON MIDDLE
1120 AVE M, ANSON, TX 79501 · (325) 823-2771 · Jones County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
92 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
ANSON MIDDLE→ANSON H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ANSON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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
163
-15 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.1:1
% White
45%
was 51%
% Hispanic
52%
was 42%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ANSON MIDDLE
As a minimally staffed intermediate school in ANSON, Texas, ANSON MIDDLE educates 163 students from grades 6 through 8, part of ANSON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 75% leaner than the state mean of about 643.
ANSON MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by ANSON ISD, a district that teaches 723 students overall.
Looking at the student body, ANSON MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% White. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, ANSON MIDDLE reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 35.9%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Jones County indicate median household income runs about $59,464, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Jones County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,572 students), ANSON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ANSON EL, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ANSON MIDDLE comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.4%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. ANSON MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 178 (now 163). Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.
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Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,304
Census ACS
Median income
$59,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,572 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ANSON ISD
Nearby schools
- ANSON EL0.1 mi · 360
- ANSON H S0.4 mi · 200
- HAWLEY MIDDLE10.9 mi · 193
- HAWLEY EL11.0 mi · 358
- HAWLEY H S11.0 mi · 216
- HAWLEY CENTER FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING11.2 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About ANSON MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ANSON MIDDLE?
ANSON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 06-08.
Is ANSON MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ANSON MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ANSON MIDDLE have?
ANSON MIDDLE employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at ANSON MIDDLE?
Student demographics at ANSON MIDDLE are roughly 45% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is ANSON MIDDLE public or private?
ANSON MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by ANSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.