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How has CARRIZO SPRINGS INT changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
437
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD·NCES 481299000788
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School
451 HWY 85 E, CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX 78834 · (830) 876-3561 · Dimmit County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- 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.
- C-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
15.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
345 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 4 | 128 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 154 | 35% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% | 51.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Carrizo Springs Intermediate School
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School this school | 437 | 78.9% | 33.5% |
| W B Green Junior High School LA FERIA | 391 | 80.1% | 33.9% |
| Pearsall Junior High School PEARSALL | 434 | 81.8% | 27.9% |
| Juan Roberto Ramirez Middle School LAREDO | 521 | 78.5% | 42.5% |
| Hereford Junior High School HEREFORD | 534 | 78.8% | 33.0% |
| IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory HORIZON CITY | 402 | 81.3% | 50.3% |
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 Carrizo Springs Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,246 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,575 of 1,670 ▼ 334 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,575 of 1,670 ▼ 392 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #1,329 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #1,196 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #959 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #1,412 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #540 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #449 of 942 |
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
437
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 437 | 28.4 | 15.4:1 | 79% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 84% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 31.2 | 14.5:1 | 79% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 80% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 31.7 | 16.4:1 | 77% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 61% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 75% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 75% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carrizo Springs Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (522 to 437); teachers down 11% (31.7 to 28.4).
About Carrizo Springs Intermediate School
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School is a small middle school with its address in CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas. The school's enrollment of 437 students covers grades 4 through 6. Enrollment is 32% lower than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School is run by CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD, whose 4 schools enroll 1,852 students.
Most students at Carrizo Springs Intermediate School are Hispanic: 96% of enrollment. The remaining students are 3% White. Census figures show Dimmit County is about 87% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Carrizo Springs Intermediate School comes in at 8%.
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 79% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Dimmit County, the average is about the same, 77%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Carrizo Springs Intermediate School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.5% is 6.4 points below the 40.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Dimmit County this way: median household income is about $38,808, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 32% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dimmit County number 4 and enroll about 1,852.
Nearby, Carrizo Springs High School is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Carrizo Springs Intermediate School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Carrizo Springs Intermediate School's location as Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 437, starting from 428. The school's ratio rose from 13.0:1 to 15.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Carrizo Springs Intermediate School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dimmit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,380
Census ACS
Median income
$38,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
32%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,852 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD
- Carrizo Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Carrizo Springs High SchoolHigh · 565 students
- Carrizo Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 277 students
Other schools in CARRIZO SPRINGS
- Carrizo Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Carrizo Springs High SchoolHigh · 565 students
- Carrizo Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Carrizo Springs High School0.4 mi · 565
- Carrizo Springs Junior High School0.5 mi · 277
- Carrizo Springs Elementary School0.9 mi · 573
- Sterling H Fly Jr High School11.5 mi · 355
- Crystal City High School11.7 mi · 505
- Benito Juarez Elementary School11.9 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Carrizo Springs Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Carrizo Springs Intermediate School?
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Carrizo Springs Intermediate School serve?
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Carrizo Springs Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Carrizo Springs Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carrizo Springs Intermediate School?
At Carrizo Springs Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Carrizo Springs Intermediate School?
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School is overseen by CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD in Dimmit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.