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Enrollment
453
Middle
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLARD ISD·NCES 481206009020
Bullard Intermediate School
218 SCHOOLHOUSE RD, BULLARD, TX 75757 · (903) 894-6793 · Cherokee County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
15.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
128 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 5 | 230 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 223 | 49% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BULLARD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Bullard Intermediate School
Bullard Intermediate School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullard Intermediate School this school | 453 | 28.3% | 58.8% |
| Pottsboro Middle School POTTSBORO | 440 | 30.2% | 53.2% |
| Peaster Intermediate School WEATHERFORD | 450 | 28.4% | 55.0% |
| Lorena Middle School LORENA | 438 | 30.4% | 59.9% |
| Orangefield Junior High School ORANGEFIELD | 390 | 29.5% | 42.2% |
| Caddo Mills Middle School CADDO MILLS | 449 | 30.7% | 57.7% |
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 Bullard Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #265 of 1,635 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #427 of 1,670 ▼ 20 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #432 of 1,670 ▼ 108 | #2 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #840 of 1,570 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #1,165 of 1,749 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,076 of 1,542 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #1,151 of 1,543 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #1,470 of 1,648 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.8% | #146 of 437 | N/A |
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
453
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 2010-11, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 453 | 28.5 | 15.9:1 | 28% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 29.3 | 14.7:1 | 28% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 28.8 | 15.1:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 37% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 26.5 | 14.3:1 | 31% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 32% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 35% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bullard Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (378 to 453); teachers up 8% (26.5 to 28.5).
About Bullard Intermediate School
Students in BULLARD, Texas, attend Bullard Intermediate School, a small middle school. Total enrollment is 453 students, and the grades served are 5 through 6. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 30% lower.
BULLARD ISD (6 schools, 2,921 students) runs Bullard Intermediate School.
The student body at Bullard Intermediate School is 79% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 65%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
Bullard Intermediate School has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The school's 15.9:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. The school has 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Cherokee County.
Bullard Intermediate School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Texas public middle schools.
Bullard Intermediate School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.8% is 2.9 points below the 61.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Cherokee County show the median household earns about $61,261 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bullard Intermediate School, Cherokee County has 24 public schools.
The closest school to Bullard Intermediate School is Bullard Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bullard Intermediate School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Bullard Intermediate School is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bullard Intermediate School had a net gain of 16 students, or 4%.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,886
Census ACS
Median income
$61,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BULLARD ISD
- Bullard High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Bullard Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Bullard Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Bullard Primary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Bullard Early ChildhoodElementary · 249 students
Other schools in BULLARD
- Bullard High SchoolHigh · 909 students
- Bullard Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Bullard Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Bullard Primary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Bullard Early ChildhoodElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Bullard Middle School0.1 mi · 478
- Bullard Early Childhood0.3 mi · 249
- Bullard Primary School0.3 mi · 409
- Bullard Elementary School0.4 mi · 423
- Bullard High School0.6 mi · 909
- Owens Elementary School7.2 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Bullard Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bullard Intermediate School?
Bullard Intermediate School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Bullard Intermediate School serve?
Bullard Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bullard Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Bullard Intermediate School.
How diverse is Bullard Intermediate School?
Bullard Intermediate School reports a student body of 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bullard Intermediate School?
Bullard Intermediate School is overseen by BULLARD ISD in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.