Enrollment
111
Middle
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDTHWAITE ISD·NCES 482100008338
GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE
1507 TRENT ST, GOLDTHWAITE, TX 76844 · (325) 648-3630 · Mills County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
54 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE→GOLDTHWAITE H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GOLDTHWAITE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +54.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
75.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +50.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 54 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 50 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
111
-26 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.9:1
% White
71%
was 73%
% Hispanic
27%
was 25%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Mills County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,511
Census ACS
Median income
$67,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
754 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOLDTHWAITE ISD
- GOLDTHWAITE ELElementary · 237 students
- GOLDTHWAITE H SHigh · 168 students
Other schools in GOLDTHWAITE
- GOLDTHWAITE ELElementary · 237 students
- GOLDTHWAITE H SHigh · 168 students
- NEW HORIZONS RANCH SCHOOLCombined · 40 students
- NEW HORIZONSCombined
Nearby schools
- GOLDTHWAITE H S0.1 mi · 168
- GOLDTHWAITE EL0.4 mi · 237
- NEW HORIZONS RANCH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 40
- MULLIN MAIN8.9 mi · 79
- PRIDDY SCHOOL15.9 mi · 119
- LOMETA SCHOOL19.7 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE?
GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 111 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE serve?
GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE have?
GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE?
At GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 71% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE public or private?
GOLDTHWAITE MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by GOLDTHWAITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.