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Granbury Middle School
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 321 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 33% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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%.
Schools most like Granbury Middle School
Granbury Middle School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granbury Middle School this school | 890 | 62.2% | 39.1% |
| Burnet Middle School BURNET | 711 | 57.5% | 36.8% |
| West Brazos Junior High School BRAZORIA | 651 | 62.5% | 40.9% |
| Livingston Junior High School LIVINGSTON | 901 | 57.8% | 38.5% |
| Sulphur Springs Middle School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 961 | 63.2% | 44.2% |
| Rockport-Fulton Middle School ROCKPORT | 665 | 62.3% | 38.9% |
Where Granbury Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #984 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,506 of 1,670 ▼ 251 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,133 of 1,670 ▼ 92 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #813 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 890 | #422 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,064 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #790 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #895 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #175 of 437 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 890 | 56.2 | 15.8:1 | 62% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 57.8 | 14.4:1 | 61% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 60.7 | 13.9:1 | 68% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 56 | 14.1:1 | 67% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 48.6 | 15.8:1 | 59% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 59% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 62 | 12.3:1 | 60% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 22% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 43 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (770 to 890); teachers up 16% (48.6 to 56.2).
About Granbury Middle School
Granbury Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school with an address in GRANBURY, Texas. The school's enrollment of 890 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
GRANBURY ISD runs Granbury Middle School along with 9 other schools, enrolling 7,962 students in total.
Roughly 59% of students at Granbury Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Hood County, the White share is about 85%. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Granbury Middle School is 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 62% of students, or 554, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 51% average among public schools in Hood County.
Granbury Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Granbury Middle School would score about 47.1%. It scores 39.1%, 8.0 points below that figure.
Among Hood County residents, the median household income is $88,160, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Granbury Middle School, Hood County has 17 other public schools.
Nearby, Granbury High School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Granbury Middle School ranks 4th of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.1% against a local average of 49.6%.
Granbury Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 890 students in 2024-25, 102 more than the 788 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.1:1 to 15.8:1.
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