BANDERA MIDDLE

Located at 1005 CHERRY ST, in BANDERA, Texas, BANDERA MIDDLE is an intimate 6-8 campus that hosts 534 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within BANDERA ISD.

BANDERA MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by BANDERA ISD, a district that instructs 2,218 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BANDERA MIDDLE reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder consists of 37% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, BANDERA MIDDLE logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at BANDERA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BANDERA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 46.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bandera County) records that median household income runs about $75,813, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bandera County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,461 students), BANDERA MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BANDERA H S, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BANDERA MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BANDERA MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.1%.

BANDERA MIDDLE operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. BANDERA MIDDLE's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 534). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 65% to 60%.

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