CROCKETT MIDDLE

CROCKETT MIDDLE is one of the moderately sized junior highs in PECOS, Texas, run under PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH ISD, with 621 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,919 students; CROCKETT MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, CROCKETT MIDDLE lists that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 6% White, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CROCKETT MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.2%, the actual is 35.6%, a residual of -10.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Reeves County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,297 per year, about 7% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Reeves County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,065 students), of which CROCKETT MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: AUSTIN EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CROCKETT MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. CROCKETT MIDDLE's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 621). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.