Enrollment
207
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD·NCES 481618001197
Daingerfield Junior High School
200 TEXAS ST, DAINGERFIELD, TX 75638 · (903) 645-2261 · Morris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
10.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
168 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 70 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Daingerfield Junior High School→Daingerfield High School
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 14.0% | 29.0% | 52.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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%.
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 Daingerfield Junior High School
Daingerfield Junior High School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daingerfield Junior High School this school | 207 | 81.2% | 32.4% |
| Westwood Junior High School PALESTINE | 200 | 80.0% | 19.8% |
| Commerce Middle School COMMERCE | 339 | 73.5% | 34.3% |
| Winona Middle School WINONA | 265 | 85.3% | 47.3% |
| Newton Middle School NEWTON | 292 | 75.3% | 35.1% |
| Jasper Junior High School JASPER | 464 | 75.4% | 20.0% |
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 Daingerfield Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,302 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,622 of 1,670 ▼ 231 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,261 of 1,670 ▼ 395 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #880 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #1,536 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #53 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #138 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #488 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #908 of 942 |
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
207
-38 (-16%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 207 | 19.1 | 10.8:1 | 81% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 26.3 | 8.1:1 | 86% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 21.5 | 10.6:1 | 86% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 87% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 20.7 | 10.1:1 | 78% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 78% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 32 | 8.4:1 | 73% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 56% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daingerfield Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (209 to 207); teachers down 8% (20.7 to 19.1).
About Daingerfield Junior High School
Daingerfield Junior High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in DAINGERFIELD, Texas. The school serves 207 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 68% smaller than that.
Daingerfield Junior High School is run by DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD, whose 4 schools enroll 1,026 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Daingerfield Junior High School is Black (36%). Other groups include 34% White, 21% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 22% Black. By the diversity index, Daingerfield Junior High School comes in at 71%.
Daingerfield Junior High School employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.8:1. That ratio is under the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 81% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Morris County report 72%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Daingerfield Junior High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.0% for Daingerfield Junior High School. The school posts 32.4%, 6.6 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Morris County, median household income is about $58,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Daingerfield Junior High School is among the 7 public schools in Morris County.
South Elementary School is the public school closest to Daingerfield Junior High School, about 1.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Daingerfield Junior High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Daingerfield Junior High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 245 to 207. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,076
Census ACS
Median income
$58,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD
- Daingerfield High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Other schools in DAINGERFIELD
- Daingerfield High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Nearby schools
- South Elementary School1.4 mi · 216
- Daingerfield High School1.5 mi · 343
- West Elementary School1.6 mi · 260
- Hughes Springs Elementary School5.0 mi · 531
- Hughes Springs High School5.0 mi · 327
- Hughes Springs Junior High School5.0 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Daingerfield Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Daingerfield Junior High School?
Daingerfield Junior High School enrolls approximately 207 students in grades 06-08.
Is Daingerfield Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Daingerfield Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daingerfield Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daingerfield Junior High School is approximately 10.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Daingerfield Junior High School?
At Daingerfield Junior High School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Daingerfield Junior High School in?
Daingerfield Junior High School is part of DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD.
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