BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE

BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE, a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in SHADY SHORES, Texas, one of the schools within DENTON ISD, serves 827 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

Within DENTON ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 33,329 students, BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 27% Black, 25% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 34.6%.

In the broader community, Denton County reports that median household income runs about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

STEPHENS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.9%.

BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 773 students in 2018 compared to 827 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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