Enrollment
339
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMERCE ISD·NCES 481482000982
Commerce Middle School
606 CULVER ST, COMMERCE, TX 75428 · (903) 886-3795 · Hunt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
249 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 119 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Commerce Middle School→Commerce High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COMMERCE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 12.0% | 31.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Commerce Middle School
Commerce Middle School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce Middle School this school | 339 | 73.5% | 34.3% |
| Gladewater Middle School GLADEWATER | 371 | 76.0% | 36.4% |
| Paris Junior High School PARIS | 541 | 73.0% | 45.2% |
| Palestine Junior High School PALESTINE | 456 | 80.0% | 38.5% |
| Pittsburg Junior High School PITTSBURG | 299 | 75.3% | 58.0% |
| Crockett Intermediate School PARIS | 583 | 79.2% | 30.3% |
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 Commerce Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #1,209 of 1,635 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,644 of 1,670 ▼ 287 | #10 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,639 of 1,670 ▼ 229 | #10 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #1,246 of 1,570 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #1,343 of 1,749 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #196 of 1,542 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #94 of 1,543 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #649 of 1,648 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #374 of 437 | N/A |
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
339
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 339 | 27.8 | 12.2:1 | 73% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 30 | 11.0:1 | 78% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 29.2 | 11.3:1 | 78% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 70% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 56% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 65% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 62% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 52% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Commerce Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (331 to 339); teachers up 11% (25 to 27.8).
About Commerce Middle School
Families in COMMERCE, Texas, are served by Commerce Middle School, a small middle school. The school counts 339 students across grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 47% smaller than that.
COMMERCE ISD is made up of 4 schools with 1,542 students in all.
Enrollment at Commerce Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 36%. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 26% Black, and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Hunt County residents. By the diversity index, Commerce Middle School comes in at 72%.
Its 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 73%. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Hunt County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Commerce Middle School is 8.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.3%. Predicted: 42.3%.
Hunt County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,938, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Commerce Middle School is among the 45 public schools in Hunt County.
The nearest other public school, Albert C Williams Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Commerce Middle School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Commerce Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 351 in 2020-21 and 339 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.2:1.
Community posts for Commerce Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COMMERCE ISD
- Commerce High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Albert C Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in COMMERCE
- Commerce High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Albert C Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other Commerce Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Commerce Middle. Commerce Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Commerce Middle SchoolCommerce, GA · 579 students
- Commerce Middle SchoolCOMMERCE, OK · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Albert C Williams Elementary School0.1 mi · 317
- Commerce Elementary School0.4 mi · 430
- Commerce High School2.2 mi · 456
- Campbell Elementary School7.0 mi · 141
- Campbell High School7.0 mi · 128
- Cumby Collegiate Middle School7.3 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Commerce Middle SchoolHow many students attend Commerce Middle School?
Commerce Middle School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Commerce Middle School serve?
Commerce Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Commerce Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Commerce Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Commerce Middle School?
Student demographics at Commerce Middle School are roughly 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Commerce Middle School in?
Commerce Middle School is part of COMMERCE ISD.
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