Enrollment
161
Middle
DISTRICT 187 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALE CENTER ISD·NCES 482205006709
Carr Middle School
410 W 12TH, HALE CENTER, TX 79041 · (806) 839-2141 · Hale County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
9.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
128 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 37 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 30% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Carr Middle School→Hale Center High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HALE CENTER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 19.0% | 37.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Carr Middle School
Carr Middle School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Middle School this school | 161 | 79.5% | 30.6% |
| Bloomington Junior High School BLOOMINGTON | 135 | 83.0% | 19.4% |
| Mary Harper Middle School DILLEY | 181 | 79.6% | 27.0% |
| Floydada Collegiate Junior High School FLOYDADA | 147 | 75.5% | 38.4% |
| Kenedy Middle School KENEDY | 149 | 83.9% | 29.6% |
| Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School TAFT | 173 | 86.7% | 23.0% |
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 Carr Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,372 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,399 of 1,670 ▼ 444 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,222 of 1,670 ▼ 124 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.5pp | #233 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #1,601 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #532 of 1,648 |
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
161
-32 (-17%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 116
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 161 | 16.5 | 9.8:1 | 80% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 14.5 | 12.0:1 | 57% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 15.9 | 11.2:1 | 60% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 70% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 12.5 | 12.5:1 | 73% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 | 74% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 70% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 73% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 116 | 10 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carr Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (156 to 161); teachers up 32% (12.5 to 16.5).
About Carr Middle School
HALE CENTER, Texas, is home to Carr Middle School, a small middle school. It covers grades 5 through 8, with a total enrollment of 161 students. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
Federal data list 3 schools in HALE CENTER ISD, with 561 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Carr Middle School, 86%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 14% White. Hale County's residents are about 61% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. Carr Middle School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1 at Carr Middle School, with 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 80% of enrollment.
Carr Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carr Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 30.6% actual against 39.7% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hale County, median household income is about $51,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Carr Middle School is one of 24 public schools in Hale County, which together enroll about 6,064 students.
The school nearest to Carr Middle School is Akin Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Carr Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Carr Middle School as Rural: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 193 to 161 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 14.8:1 to 9.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,131
Census ACS
Median income
$51,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,064 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HALE CENTER ISD
- Akin Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Hale Center High SchoolHigh · 174 students
- Hale Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in HALE CENTER
- Akin Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Hale Center High SchoolHigh · 174 students
- Hale Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Mullin Vision QuestCombined
Other Carr Middle schools
One other US public school is named Carr Middle. Carr Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Carr Middle SchoolMontgomery, AL · 774 students
Nearby schools
- Akin Elementary School0.2 mi · 226
- Hale Center High School1.1 mi · 174
- South Elementary School9.4 mi · 456
- Plainview Classical Academy9.5 mi · 262
- Cotton Center School10.0 mi · 100
- Central Elementary School10.2 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Carr Middle SchoolHow large is Carr Middle School?
Carr Middle School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Carr Middle School serve?
Carr Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Carr Middle School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Carr Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carr Middle School?
At Carr Middle School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Carr Middle School in?
Carr Middle School is part of HALE CENTER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.