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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BETTYE MYERS MIDDLE administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
827
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674012894
Bettye Myers Middle School
131 GARZA RD, SHADY SHORES, TX 76208 · (940) 369-1500 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
513 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 266 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Bettye Myers Middle School
Bettye Myers Middle School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettye Myers Middle School this school | 827 | 62.0% | 34.4% |
| Marine Creek Middle School FORT WORTH | 926 | 61.7% | 36.9% |
| Timberwood Middle School HUMBLE | 1,023 | 60.4% | 40.3% |
| Crandall Middle School CRANDALL | 1,038 | 61.3% | 32.5% |
| Southard Middle School PRINCETON | 929 | 58.0% | 56.2% |
| Atascocita Middle School HUMBLE | 986 | 56.8% | 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 Bettye Myers Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,201 of 1,635 | #38 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,473 of 1,670 ▼ 224 | #43 of 47 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,127 of 1,670 ▼ 37 | #41 of 47 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,295 of 1,570 | #37 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #518 of 1,749 | #22 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #357 of 1,542 | #10 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #169 of 1,543 | #15 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #901 of 1,648 | #8 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #289 of 437 | #14 of 17 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
827
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 827 | 63.2 | 13.1:1 | 62% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 66 | 12.6:1 | 63% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 64.1 | 12.8:1 | 62% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 64% (559) |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 69.4 | 11.1:1 | 60% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 60 | 15.1:1 | 61% (555) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bettye Myers Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (773 to 827); teachers down 9% (69.4 to 63.2).
About Bettye Myers Middle School
Bettye Myers Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in SHADY SHORES, Texas. School enrollment was 827 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 29% bigger than that.
The DENTON ISD system has 46 schools and 33,329 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Bettye Myers Middle School, at 40%. Other groups include 27% Black, 25% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County residents are about 21% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Bettye Myers Middle School is 63.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.1:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%. The rate at public schools in Denton County averages 35%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Bettye Myers Middle School is D. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bettye Myers Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.4% is 12.8 points below the 47.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Denton County show that the median household income is $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Denton County is home to 267 public schools and about 175,222 public school students.
Nearest public school: Stephens Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Bettye Myers Middle School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Bettye Myers Middle School had 880 students, to 2024-25, when it had 827.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in SHADY SHORES
- Shady Shores Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Stephens Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Stephens Elementary School0.1 mi · 422
- Shady Shores Elementary School1.2 mi · 554
- Pecan Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 656
- Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School1.7 mi · 509
- Corinth Elementary School2.1 mi · 537
- Lake Dallas High School2.3 mi · 1,283
Frequently asked questions
About Bettye Myers Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bettye Myers Middle School?
Bettye Myers Middle School enrolls approximately 827 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bettye Myers Middle School serve?
Bettye Myers Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bettye Myers Middle School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Bettye Myers Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bettye Myers Middle School?
Student demographics at Bettye Myers Middle School are roughly 25% White, 40% Hispanic, 27% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bettye Myers Middle School?
Bettye Myers Middle School is overseen by DENTON ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.