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Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLARD ISD·NCES 481206005664
Bullard Middle School
909 W MAIN, BULLARD, TX 75757 · (903) 894-6533 · Cherokee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
104 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 7 | 227 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 53% |
Student demographics
27%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
Bullard Middle School→Bullard High School
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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Middle School
Bullard Middle School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullard Middle School this school | 478 | 21.8% | 58.7% |
| Jim Ned Intermediate School TUSCOLA | 410 | 17.6% | 67.3% |
| Bullard Intermediate School BULLARD | 453 | 28.3% | 58.8% |
| Peaster Intermediate School WEATHERFORD | 450 | 28.4% | 55.0% |
| Orangefield Junior High School ORANGEFIELD | 390 | 29.5% | 42.2% |
| Pottsboro Middle School POTTSBORO | 440 | 30.2% | 53.2% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #266 of 1,635 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #314 of 1,670 ▼ 134 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #245 of 1,670 ▲ 78 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #608 of 1,570 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #1,126 of 1,749 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #350 of 1,542 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #1,239 of 1,543 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #1,549 of 1,648 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #130 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
478
+56 (+13%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 478 | 36.6 | 13.1:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 36.2 | 13.3:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 35.7 | 12.8:1 | 33% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 30% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 26% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 34% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 33% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 30% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bullard Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (392 to 478); teachers up 8% (34 to 36.6).
About Bullard Middle School
Located in BULLARD, Texas, Bullard Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school. Its 478 students are spread across grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Bullard Middle School is one of the 6 schools that make up BULLARD ISD (2,921 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Bullard Middle School is 85% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Cherokee County, the White share is about 65%. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bullard Middle School is 22%. The rate at public schools in Cherokee County averages 66%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Bullard Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Bullard Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.7% is 5.7 points below the 64.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Bullard Middle School is located in Cherokee County, where the median household income is $61,261, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bullard Middle School, Cherokee County has 23 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Bullard Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. Bullard Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Bullard Middle School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.7% against a local average of 63.2%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment gain, from 422 in 2020-21 to 478 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 453 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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 453 students
- Bullard Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Bullard Primary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Bullard Early ChildhoodElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Bullard Intermediate School0.1 mi · 453
- Bullard Early Childhood0.3 mi · 249
- Bullard Primary School0.4 mi · 409
- Bullard Elementary School0.5 mi · 423
- Bullard High School0.8 mi · 909
- Owens Elementary School7.2 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Bullard Middle SchoolHow large is Bullard Middle School?
Bullard Middle School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 07-08.
Is Bullard Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bullard Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bullard Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bullard Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bullard Middle School?
At Bullard Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bullard Middle School public or private?
Bullard Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BULLARD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.