Dunbar Middle School

Dunbar Middle School is an elementary school in DICKINSON, Texas, and it is part of DICKINSON ISD. The school offers grades 4 through 5 and enrolls 558 students.

The district for Dunbar Middle School is DICKINSON ISD, with 19 schools and 12,554 students.

At Dunbar Middle School, 56% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 23% White, 15% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Galveston County is about 26% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dunbar Middle School scores 61%.

Dunbar Middle School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 72% at Dunbar Middle School. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Galveston County.

In Texas, Dunbar Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.3% actual against a predicted 42.9%.

In the wider Galveston County area, median household income comes to about $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Galveston County counts 95 public schools with about 62,767 students.

Dunbar Middle School's nearest public school is Jake Silbernagel Elementary School (about 1.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Dunbar Middle School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

For locale, NCES codes Dunbar Middle School as Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment decreased 13% over 4 years, reaching 558 in 2024-25.

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