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Bonham Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 310 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 287 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 33% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 15.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 57.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
Schools most like Bonham Middle School
Bonham Middle School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonham Middle School this school | 892 | 33.2% | 63.8% |
| Seabrook Intermediate School SEABROOK | 901 | 28.3% | 61.0% |
| River Valley Middle School MCGREGOR | 902 | 28.2% | 68.6% |
| Montgomery Junior High School MONTGOMERY | 1,083 | 29.6% | 54.4% |
| Barbers Hill Int North MONT BELVIEU | 924 | 26.6% | 76.0% |
| Huffman Middle School HUFFMAN | 889 | 39.4% | 35.0% |
Where Bonham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Randall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #179 of 1,635 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #232 of 1,670 ▼ 23 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #264 of 1,670 ▲ 35 | #1 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #632 of 1,570 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 892 | #416 of 1,749 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,479 of 1,542 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #894 of 1,543 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #1,418 of 1,648 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #252 of 437 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 892 | 47 | 19.0:1 | 33% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 868 | 49.1 | 17.7:1 | 38% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 37% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 33% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 50.6 | 16.2:1 | 26% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 25% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 799 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 22% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 10% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 42 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (820 to 892); teachers down 7% (50.6 to 47).
About Bonham Middle School
Bonham Middle School is one of the public schools in AMARILLO, Texas. It is a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 892 students. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 39% above average.
Enrollment across the 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD totals 29,321 students.
Of every 100 students at Bonham Middle School, about 66 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bonham Middle School scores 50%.
Classroom staffing at Bonham Middle School totals 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bonham Middle School is about 33%. It compares with 44% for public schools in Randall County.
On BeatsExpectations, Bonham Middle School is 4.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
For the population of Randall County, the median household earns about $83,864 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Randall County, 43 public schools serve about 23,668 students.
Measured in a straight line, Western Plateau Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Bonham Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Bonham Middle School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Bonham Middle School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (893) to 2024-25 (892).
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