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How has FRANK STONE MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
521
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAMAR ISD·NCES 483301003668
Frank Stone Middle School
3201 PANTHER DR BLDG #1, PARIS, TX 75460 · (903) 737-2041 · Lamar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
255 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 149 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Frank Stone Middle School→North Lamar High School
Based on grade levels within NORTH LAMAR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Frank Stone Middle School
Frank Stone Middle School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Stone Middle School this school | 521 | 48.9% | 42.1% |
| Springtown Middle School SPRINGTOWN | 633 | 47.4% | 35.4% |
| Graham Junior High School GRAHAM | 473 | 49.5% | 46.0% |
| Gatesville Intermediate School GATESVILLE | 599 | 50.4% | 36.6% |
| Lindale Junior High School LINDALE | 695 | 44.6% | 67.1% |
| 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 Frank Stone Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #835 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,113 of 1,670 ▲ 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,332 of 1,670 ▼ 172 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #1,280 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #1,057 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #483 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #936 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #1,169 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #633 of 942 |
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
521
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 521 | 38.4 | 13.6:1 | 49% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 61% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 45 | 11.7:1 | 55% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 52 | 10.7:1 | 48% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 52.7 | 10.9:1 | 46% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 55 | 11.4:1 | 46% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 56 | 12.0:1 | 37% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 27% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 33 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Stone Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (577 to 521); teachers down 27% (52.7 to 38.4).
About Frank Stone Middle School
Frank Stone Middle School operates as a small middle school in PARIS, Texas. The latest federal count shows 521 students in grades 6 through 8.
NORTH LAMAR ISD has 5 schools and 2,395 students, and Frank Stone Middle School is one of those schools.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at Frank Stone Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Frank Stone Middle School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.6 students per teacher and 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 49%. For comparison, public schools in Lamar County average 61%.
Frank Stone Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.8%.
Lamar County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Frank Stone Middle School is among the 21 public schools in Lamar County.
The school nearest to Frank Stone Middle School is W L Higgins Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Frank Stone Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Frank Stone Middle School ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
The number of students dropped from 557 to 521 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 10.7 in 2020-21.
The Frank Stone Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,669
Census ACS
Median income
$61,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH LAMAR ISD
- North Lamar High SchoolHigh · 705 students
- North Lamar Intermediate SchoolElementary · 593 students
- W L Higgins Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Aaron Parker Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Cecil Everett Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in PARIS
- Paris High SchoolHigh · 946 students
- Aikin Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- North Lamar High SchoolHigh · 705 students
- North Lamar Intermediate SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Chisum Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Crockett Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 583 students
Nearby schools
- W L Higgins Elementary School0.3 mi · 330
- North Lamar High School0.3 mi · 705
- North Lamar Intermediate School0.4 mi · 593
- Lamar County Head Start1.2 mi · 206
- Givens Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 112
- Aikin Elementary School2.5 mi · 866
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Stone Middle SchoolHow large is Frank Stone Middle School?
Frank Stone Middle School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 06-08.
Is Frank Stone Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frank Stone Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Frank Stone Middle School have?
Frank Stone Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Frank Stone Middle School?
Frank Stone Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Frank Stone Middle School in?
Frank Stone Middle School is part of NORTH LAMAR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.