DIMMITT MIDDLE

DIMMITT MIDDLE operates as a rural-scale middle school in DIMMITT, Texas, run under DIMMITT ISD. Current enrollment sits at 246 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 62% below the state mean of about 643.

Within DIMMITT ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,077 students, DIMMITT MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DIMMITT MIDDLE reports that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% White. By comparison, Castro County as a whole is about 66% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DIMMITT MIDDLE has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at DIMMITT MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Castro County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, DIMMITT MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.2%; this one delivers 36.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Castro County shows median household earnings sit near $56,776, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across Castro County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,526 students), DIMMITT MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DIMMITT H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DIMMITT MIDDLE comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. DIMMITT MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 246).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.