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BURNET MIDDLE
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Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BURNET MIDDLE
Set in BURNET, Texas, BURNET MIDDLE is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus, one of the schools within BURNET CISD. It enrolls 711 students across grades 6 through 8.
BURNET MIDDLE is one of 6 schools operated by BURNET CISD, a district that hosts 3,209 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, BURNET MIDDLE reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BURNET MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of -12.3 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Burnet County put the typical household earns roughly $78,732 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. BURNET MIDDLE is one of 13 public schools in Burnet County (combined enrollment of about 7,210 students).
The closest other public school is BURNET H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BURNET MIDDLE at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 40.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BURNET MIDDLE has declined 7%, going from 762 students in 2018 to 711 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 65% to 60%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Burnet County at a glance
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