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Enrollment
409
Middle
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 484068004608
Dwight Middle School
2454 W SOUTHCROSS BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211 · (210) 977-7300 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- DThree-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
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
369 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 141 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 32% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 22.0% | 41.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Dwight Middle School
Dwight Middle School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Middle School this school | 409 | 90.2% | 28.6% |
| Myra Green Middle School RAYMONDVILLE | 399 | 89.5% | 53.4% |
| School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove DALLAS | 385 | 92.7% | 86.7% |
| Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle School SAN ELIZARIO | 408 | 92.9% | 31.3% |
| Agnes Cotton Academy SAN ANTONIO | 455 | 89.7% | 50.3% |
| Nelda Sullivan Middle School PASADENA | 479 | 91.0% | 38.8% |
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 Dwight Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,431 of 1,635 | #58 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,413 of 1,670 ▲ 170 | #52 of 84 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,616 of 1,670 ▼ 23 | #77 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #144 of 1,570 | #8 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #1,244 of 1,749 | #72 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #792 of 1,542 | #36 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #1,427 of 1,543 | #73 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #243 of 1,648 | #21 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.8% | #72 of 942 | #12 of 60 |
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
409
-151 (-27%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 409 | 27.8 | 14.7:1 | 90% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 36.2 | 11.4:1 | 99% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 36.9 | 11.7:1 | 94% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 92% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 90% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 99% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 809 | 60 | 13.5:1 | 93% (755) |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 57 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dwight Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (647 to 409); teachers down 27% (38 to 27.8).
About Dwight Middle School
Federal records list Dwight Middle School as a middle school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school serves 409 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
Within SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD, Dwight Middle School is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 7,987 students.
The large majority of students at Dwight Middle School, 97%, are Hispanic. By comparison, Bexar County residents are about 60% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Dwight Middle School comes in at 7%.
Dwight Middle School employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. Middle schools in Texas average about 14.4:1, a similar figure. Dwight Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 90%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 27 points.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Dwight Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.2%. Dwight Middle School scores 28.6%.
In the county around the school, Bexar County, median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dwight Middle School is among the 638 public schools in Bexar County.
Nearest public school: Price Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 28.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dwight Middle School went from 560 students to 409.
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Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD
- South San Antonio High SchoolHigh · 2,190 students
- Roy Benavidez Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Robert C Zamora Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Palo Alto Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- South San Antonio H S - West CampusHigh · 519 students
- Miguel Carrillo Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Price Elementary School0.6 mi · 417
- Miguel Carrillo Jr Elementary School0.7 mi · 501
- Texans Can Academy - San Antonio1.0 mi · 72
- Prelude Preparatory Charter School1.1 mi · 162
- South San Antonio High School1.3 mi · 2,190
- Compass Rose Ingenuity1.4 mi · 830
Frequently asked questions
About Dwight Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dwight Middle School?
Dwight Middle School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dwight Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dwight Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Dwight Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Dwight Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dwight Middle School?
At Dwight Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Dwight Middle School public or private?
Dwight Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.