CRANDALL MIDDLE

Set in CRANDALL, Texas, CRANDALL MIDDLE is a large junior high, part of CRANDALL ISD. It hosts 1,038 students across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so CRANDALL MIDDLE sits 61% larger than that benchmark.

CRANDALL ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 6,922 students; CRANDALL MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CRANDALL MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 31% Black, 22% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CRANDALL MIDDLE has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CRANDALL MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 35.5%, a residual of -11.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kaufman County put the typical household earns roughly $89,485 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kaufman County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), CRANDALL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: OPAL SMITH EL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CRANDALL MIDDLE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. CRANDALL MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked up 62% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 1,038). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 53% to 22%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.