Enrollment
261
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANE ISD·NCES 481554001127
Crane Middle School
302 W 10TH ST, CRANE, TX 79731 · (432) 558-1040 · Crane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
16.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
21 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 95 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 30% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Crane Middle School→Crane High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CRANE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Crane Middle School
Crane Middle School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Middle School this school | 261 | 8.0% | 36.2% |
| London Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 307 | 19.5% | 70.5% |
| London Intermediate School CORPUS CHRISTI | 283 | 21.2% | 59.5% |
| Iago Junior High School BOLING | 264 | 11.4% | 45.3% |
| Randolph Middle School RANDOLPH A F B | 336 | 7.7% | 66.6% |
| Coahoma Junior High School COAHOMA | 243 | 27.2% | 40.4% |
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 Crane Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,117 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,424 of 1,670 ▼ 388 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,352 of 1,670 ▼ 216 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #878 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #1,454 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,138 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #1,246 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.0% | #1,630 of 1,648 |
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
261
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 261 | 16.2 | 16.1:1 | 8% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 17.9 | 14.4:1 | 74% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 16.6 | 15.6:1 | 60% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 21 | 11.6:1 | 54% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 18.5 | 14.1:1 | 60% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 21 | 10.6:1 | 22% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 23 | 8.7:1 | 27% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 34 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crane Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (261 to 261); teachers down 12% (18.5 to 16.2).
About Crane Middle School
Crane Middle School is the name of a small middle school in CRANE, Texas. It serves 261 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
District-wide, CRANE ISD has 3 schools and 1,233 students.
Crane Middle School's enrollment is 85% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 11% White. Crane County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Crane Middle School is 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.1:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 8%. The 55% average for public schools in Crane County is 47 points higher.
allk12 grades Crane Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in Texas with Crane Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 70.3%. Crane Middle School scores 36.2%.
Crane Middle School is located in Crane County, where the median household income is $62,212, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crane Middle School is one of 3 public schools in the county.
Crane High School is the public school closest to Crane Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.0%; Crane Middle School's is 36.2%, ranking 2nd of 8.
The federal government classifies Crane Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when Crane Middle School had 244 students, to 2024-25, when it had 261. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.6:1 to 16.1:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Crane Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Crane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,610
Census ACS
Median income
$62,212
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CRANE ISD
- Crane Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Crane High SchoolHigh · 347 students
Other schools in CRANE
- Crane Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Crane High SchoolHigh · 347 students
Other Crane Middle schools
One other US public school is named Crane Middle. Crane Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Crane Middle SchoolYUMA, AZ · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Crane High School0.1 mi · 347
- Crane Elementary School0.2 mi · 625
- McCamey Primary School20.0 mi · 197
- McCamey Middle School20.0 mi · 143
- McCamey High School20.0 mi · 144
- Buena Vista School21.7 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Crane Middle SchoolHow large is Crane Middle School?
Crane Middle School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades 06-08.
Is Crane Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crane Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crane Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crane Middle School is approximately 16.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crane Middle School?
At Crane Middle School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Crane Middle School public or private?
Crane Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CRANE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.