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CROCKETT MIDDLE
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About 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.