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Farmersville Junior High School

501 HWY 78 N, FARMERSVILLE, TX 75442 · (972) 782-6202 · Collin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-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

Enrollment
361
Middle
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
218 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 718752%
Grade 817448%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
16746%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
15142%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
236%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
154%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19454%
Female
16746%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Farmersville Junior High School→Farmersville High School
Feeds from
Farmersville Intermediate School03–06
Based on grade levels within FARMERSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading37.0%31.0%19.0%13.0%
Mathematics19.0%27.0%27.0%27.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2668.0%46.0%
2024-2562.0%46.0%
2023-2461.0%40.0%
2022-2351.0%33.0%
2021-2245.0%26.0%
2020-2137.0%27.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Farmersville Junior High School

Farmersville Junior High School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Farmersville Junior High School this school36160.4%45.5%
Columbus Junior High School
COLUMBUS
32358.5%34.4%
Caldwell Junior High School
CALDWELL
29860.4%51.7%
Borger Intermediate School
BORGER
33562.4%42.7%
Brownwood Middle School
BROWNWOOD
47259.3%48.5%
Buffalo Junior High School
BUFFALO
41453.9%51.3%
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 Farmersville Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Collin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#676 of 1,635#41 of 51
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#672 of 1,670
▼ 38
#44 of 57
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#322 of 1,670
▲ 155
#36 of 57
▲ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+15.0pp#500 of 1,570#19 of 52
Enrollment
ranked largest first
361#1,321 of 1,749#56 of 57
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.1:1#1,483 of 1,542#55 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.5%#481 of 1,543#49 of 57
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.4%#933 of 1,648#6 of 51
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.6%#517 of 942#16 of 29
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 2024-25
Enrollment
361
-83 (-19%) vs 2020
+134% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536118.919.1:160% (218)
2023-2435422.715.6:164% (228)
2022-2332723.513.9:159% (192)
2020-214442815.9:154% (238)
2017-1841827.215.4:152% (216)
2015-163722316.2:150% (187)
2010-113302612.7:147% (154)
2000-013112313.5:131% (97)
1990-91154207.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmersville Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (418 to 361); teachers down 30% (27.2 to 18.9).

About Farmersville Junior High School

Located in FARMERSVILLE, Texas, Farmersville Junior High School is a small middle-grades school. It serves 361 students in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 44% smaller than that.

The FARMERSVILLE ISD system has 4 schools and 2,397 students.

At Farmersville Junior High School, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The school is also 42% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Farmersville Junior High School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reported 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 60% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 30% average for public schools in Collin County, the school's rate is higher.

Farmersville Junior High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Farmersville Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.5%, compared with a predicted 47.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.

According to the American Community Survey, in Collin County, the median household income is $121,600, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 338 public schools in Collin County, enrolling about 227,575 students in all.

The nearest public school is Farmersville High School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.8% proficiency; Farmersville Junior High School posts 45.5%.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The school enrolled 361 students in 2024-25, 83 fewer than the 444 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.1:1.

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Collin County at a glance

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Population
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students

Quick facts

School name
Farmersville Junior High School
District
FARMERSVILLE ISD
Address
501 HWY 78 N, FARMERSVILLE, TX 75442
Phone
(972) 782-6202
County
Collin County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
361
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
218 (60%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481908001778
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Farmersville Junior High. Farmersville Junior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Farmersville Junior High School
How many students attend Farmersville Junior High School?
Farmersville Junior High School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 07-08.
Is Farmersville Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farmersville Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmersville Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmersville Junior High School is approximately 19.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Farmersville Junior High School?
At Farmersville Junior High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Farmersville Junior High School public or private?
Farmersville Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARMERSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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