Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
COYLE MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24About COYLE MIDDLE
COYLE MIDDLE operates as a close-knit intermediate school in ROWLETT, Texas, run under GARLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 273 students spanning grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so COYLE MIDDLE sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.
COYLE MIDDLE is one of 76 schools operated by GARLAND ISD, a district that educates 53,173 students overall.
Looking at the student body, COYLE MIDDLE records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 19% White, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dallas County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COYLE MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.0%, the actual is 34.6%, a residual of -12.4 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which COYLE MIDDLE is one.
The closest other public school is COYLE MIDDLE TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH & SCIENCE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COYLE MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COYLE MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Over the past 6-year window. COYLE MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 74% since 2018, when it stood at 1,033 (now 273). White enrollment moved from 26% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- SACHSE H SHigh · 2,935 students
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- ROWLETT H SHigh · 2,156 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
- ROWLETT H SHigh · 2,156 students
- COYLE MIDDLE TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH & SCIENCEMiddle · 956 students
- VERNON SCHRADE MIDDLEMiddle · 697 students
- HERFURTH ELElementary · 590 students
- KEELEY ELElementary · 582 students
- NORMA DORSEY ELElementary · 571 students
- COYLE MIDDLE TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH & SCIENCE0.0 mi · 956
- KATHERINE STEPHENS EL0.4 mi · 496
- ROWLETT H S0.5 mi · 2,156
- ROWLETT EL1.0 mi · 486
- NORMA DORSEY EL1.6 mi · 571
- BACK EL1.8 mi · 402