GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE

GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE is one of the tiny junior highs in GOLDTHWAITE, Texas, run under GOLDTHWAITE ISD, with 111 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE sits 83% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in GOLDTHWAITE ISD (516 students total), GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 27% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.6%; this one delivers 68.0%, a residual of +15.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Mills County shows median household earnings sit near $67,620, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Mills County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 754 students), GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GOLDTHWAITE H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 111 in 2025.

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