CAYUGA MIDDLE

CAYUGA MIDDLE operates as a tiny 6-8 campus in TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas, one of the schools within CAYUGA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 124 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

Within CAYUGA ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 577 students, CAYUGA MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CAYUGA MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Anderson County (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CAYUGA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.3%.

Around the school, Anderson County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,068, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. CAYUGA MIDDLE is one of 26 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 8,071 students).

Nearest neighbor: CAYUGA H S, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CAYUGA MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CAYUGA MIDDLE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

CAYUGA MIDDLE operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. CAYUGA MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 124). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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