EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE

Set in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas, EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE is a heavily attended junior high, run under MIDLOTHIAN ISD. It educates 989 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 14 schools in MIDLOTHIAN ISD (11,356 students total), EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ellis County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ellis County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.3%; this one delivers 60.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Ellis County shows the typical household earns roughly $99,595 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

Nearest neighbor: LARUE MILLER EL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.