FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE

FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE operates as a low-enrollment intermediate school in FORT STOCKTON, Texas, overseen by FORT STOCKTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 502 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE is one of 8 schools operated by FORT STOCKTON ISD, a district that caters to 13,480 students overall.

On demographics, FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE lists that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 11% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.8%.

In the broader community, Pecos County reports that median household income runs about $72,750, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Pecos County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,033 students), FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

FORT STOCKTON INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 566 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.