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Enrollment
1,082
Middle
DISTRICT 889 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDALE ISD·NCES 482751007104
E J Moss Intermediate School
411 EAGLE SPIRIT DR, LINDALE, TX 75771 · (903) 881-4200 · Smith County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,082 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.3:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
499 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 4 | 368 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 377 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 337 | 31% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within LINDALE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 E J Moss Intermediate School
E J Moss Intermediate School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E J Moss Intermediate School this school | 1,082 | 46.1% | 63.2% |
| Acton Middle School GRANBURY | 938 | 42.4% | 56.0% |
| Hall Middle School WEATHERFORD | 934 | 44.3% | 46.3% |
| Santa Fe Junior High School SANTA FE | 1,003 | 50.3% | 40.4% |
| Hallsville Intermediate School HALLSVILLE | 759 | 44.0% | 58.4% |
| Burkburnett Middle School BURKBURNETT | 743 | 49.0% | 45.2% |
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 E J Moss Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #186 of 1,635 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #264 of 1,670 ▼ 106 | #3 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #472 of 1,670 ▼ 78 | #4 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,101 of 1,570 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,082 | #204 of 1,749 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #690 of 1,542 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #803 of 1,543 | #9 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #1,213 of 1,648 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #205 of 437 | #4 of 8 |
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
1,082
+134 (+14%) vs 2020
+67% since 2000-01, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,082 | 75.6 | 14.3:1 | 46% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 1,048 | 74.2 | 14.1:1 | 48% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 981 | 71.1 | 13.8:1 | 45% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 948 | 68 | 13.9:1 | 42% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 65.3 | 14.7:1 | 41% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 44% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 43% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 28% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E J Moss Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (956 to 1,082); teachers up 16% (65.3 to 75.6).
About E J Moss Intermediate School
E J Moss Intermediate School is a high-enrollment middle school in LINDALE, Texas, one of the schools in LINDALE ISD. Students in grades 4 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 1,082 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
LINDALE ISD counts 4,606 students in its 6 schools, and E J Moss Intermediate School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show E J Moss Intermediate School is 65% White. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. In Smith County overall, the White share is about 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
For every teacher at E J Moss Intermediate School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. There are 499 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 46% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Smith County report 64%.
E J Moss Intermediate School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Texas public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For E J Moss Intermediate School, the prediction is 54.0% and the result is 63.2%.
The school is in Smith County, where median household income comes to about $74,192, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Smith County's 65 public schools enroll about 37,385 students and include E J Moss Intermediate School.
Lindale High School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, E J Moss Intermediate School is 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for E J Moss Intermediate School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose by 14% across 4 years, from 948 in 2020-21 to 1,082 in 2024-25.
People who know E J Moss Intermediate School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINDALE ISD
- Lindale High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Lindale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Velma Penny Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- College Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 462 students
Other schools in LINDALE
- Lindale High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Lindale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Velma Penny Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- College Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 462 students
Nearby schools
- Lindale High School0.6 mi · 1,338
- College Street Elementary School0.8 mi · 512
- Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 462
- Velma Penny Elementary School0.9 mi · 517
- Lindale Junior High School1.5 mi · 695
- A W Orr El - Cp9.5 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About E J Moss Intermediate SchoolHow large is E J Moss Intermediate School?
E J Moss Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,082 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does E J Moss Intermediate School serve?
E J Moss Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E J Moss Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E J Moss Intermediate School is approximately 14.3:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at E J Moss Intermediate School?
Student demographics at E J Moss Intermediate School are roughly 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees E J Moss Intermediate School?
E J Moss Intermediate School is overseen by LINDALE ISD in Smith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.