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What tradition at COLLINS INT should never be changed?
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Enrollment
891
Middle
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORSICANA ISD·NCES 481533001104
Collins Intermediate School
1500 DOBBINS RD, CORSICANA, TX 75110 · (903) 872-3979 · Navarro County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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.
- DThree-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
14.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
703 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 5 | 439 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 452 | 51% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 CORSICANA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
-6.5pp
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 Collins Intermediate School
Collins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Intermediate School this school | 891 | 78.9% | 33.5% |
| Sherman Middle School SHERMAN | 869 | 79.9% | 34.7% |
| Corsicana Middle School CORSICANA | 857 | 80.7% | 32.0% |
| Fry Intermediate School TEXAS CITY | 769 | 77.5% | 32.6% |
| Navasota Junior High School NAVASOTA | 690 | 80.4% | 36.0% |
| Blocker Middle School TEXAS CITY | 802 | 73.4% | 36.2% |
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 Collins Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,247 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,316 of 1,670 ▼ 139 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,506 of 1,670 ▼ 129 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #135 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 891 | #418 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #800 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #386 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #542 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #893 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
891
-12 (-1%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 891 | 60.4 | 14.8:1 | 79% (703) |
| 2023-24 | 889 | 62.8 | 14.2:1 | 82% (730) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 66.6 | 13.0:1 | 83% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 65 | 13.9:1 | 81% (731) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 63.7 | 14.2:1 | 77% (700) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 71% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 73% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 59% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 48 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Collins Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (906 to 891); teachers down 5% (63.7 to 60.4).
About Collins Intermediate School
Families in CORSICANA, Texas, are served by Collins Intermediate School, a medium-sized middle school. Enrolled students number 891 students, in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
Within CORSICANA ISD, Collins Intermediate School is one of 8 schools. The district enrolls 5,998 students.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Collins Intermediate School combined. It is also 23% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. Navarro County's residents are about 32% Hispanic, 22 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Collins Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
At Collins Intermediate School, 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.8:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 14.4:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 79% of enrollment. That is 8 points above the 71% average for public schools in Navarro County.
The allk12 Grade for Collins Intermediate School is C-. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Collins Intermediate School are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.5% actual, 40.0% predicted).
Federal survey data for Navarro County show that median household income is about $63,111, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 25 public schools operate in Navarro County, serving about 10,681 students.
The closest public school to Collins Intermediate School is Bowie Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Collins Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Collins Intermediate School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 903 to 891.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Collins Intermediate School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Navarro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,711
Census ACS
Median income
$63,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORSICANA ISD
- Corsicana High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Corsicana Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Other schools in CORSICANA
- Corsicana High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Corsicana Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Mildred High SchoolHigh · 453 students
Other Collins Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Collins Intermediate. Collins Intermediate School is the largest of the 3.
- Collins Intermediate SchoolTHE WOODLANDS, TX · 719 students
- Collins Intermediate SchoolScottsboro, AL · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Bowie Elementary School0.4 mi · 494
- Fannin Elementary School1.2 mi · 376
- Sam Houston Elementary School1.5 mi · 422
- Corsicana High School2.0 mi · 1,837
- Two Dimensions at Corsicana2.4 mi · 58
- Corsicana Middle School2.6 mi · 857
Frequently asked questions
About Collins Intermediate SchoolHow large is Collins Intermediate School?
Collins Intermediate School enrolls approximately 891 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Collins Intermediate School serve?
Collins Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Collins Intermediate School have?
Collins Intermediate School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Collins Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Collins Intermediate School are roughly 23% White, 54% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Collins Intermediate School?
Collins Intermediate School is overseen by CORSICANA ISD in Navarro County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.