Enrollment
170
Middle
DISTRICT 209 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CISCO ISD·NCES 481407005855
Cisco Junior High School
1200 PERSHING, CISCO, TX 76437 · (254) 442-3004 · Eastland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
83 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 6 | 67 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 29% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Cisco Junior High School→Cisco High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CISCO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 35.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Cisco Junior High School
Cisco Junior High School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Junior High School this school | 170 | 48.8% | 57.1% |
| Boles Middle School QUINLAN | 165 | 52.1% | 34.6% |
| Cumby Collegiate Middle School CUMBY | 182 | 51.6% | 32.7% |
| Normangee Middle School NORMANGEE | 161 | 50.9% | 46.7% |
| Valley Mills Junior High School VALLEY MILLS | 137 | 47.4% | 36.0% |
| Whitewright Middle School WHITEWRIGHT | 190 | 45.8% | 59.8% |
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 Cisco Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #304 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #639 of 1,670 ▼ 132 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #395 of 1,670 ▼ 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #1,584 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #1,172 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #435 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
170
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 170 | 17.2 | 9.9:1 | 49% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | 47% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 20.4 | 7.9:1 | 48% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 19 | 9.5:1 | 54% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 19.4 | 10.5:1 | 56% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 20 | 9.1:1 | 55% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 22 | 8.6:1 | 64% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 16 | 11.7:1 | 53% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 126 | 18 | 7.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cisco Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (204 to 170); teachers down 11% (19.4 to 17.2).
About Cisco Junior High School
Cisco Junior High School, a very small middle-grades school, is located in CISCO, Texas. In all, 170 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 74% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
Cisco Junior High School is among 4 schools run by CISCO ISD, which serves 835 students.
The student body at Cisco Junior High School is 75% White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Cisco Junior High School are from different groups.
There are 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cisco Junior High School, giving a ratio of 9.9:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. By family income, 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 58% average among public schools in Eastland County.
Cisco Junior High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Texas public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cisco Junior High School is 4.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 57.1%. Predicted: 52.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Eastland County show that median household income comes to about $53,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 2,515 students.
Cisco High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Cisco Junior High School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 57.1% versus a 49.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school's student count decreased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Eastland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,011
Census ACS
Median income
$53,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CISCO ISD
- Cisco Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Cisco High SchoolHigh · 225 students
- Cisco Learning CenterHigh · 12 students
Other schools in CISCO
- Cisco Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Cisco High SchoolHigh · 225 students
- Cisco Learning CenterHigh · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Cisco High School0.1 mi · 225
- Cisco Elementary School0.8 mi · 428
- Cisco Learning Center0.8 mi · 12
- Siebert Elementary School9.5 mi · 492
- Eastland Middle School9.7 mi · 197
- Eastland High School9.7 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Cisco Junior High SchoolHow large is Cisco Junior High School?
Cisco Junior High School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cisco Junior High School serve?
Cisco Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cisco Junior High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Cisco Junior High School.
How diverse is Cisco Junior High School?
Cisco Junior High School reports a student body of 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cisco Junior High School in?
Cisco Junior High School is part of CISCO ISD.
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