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Hamlin Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 122 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 33% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% | 36.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 4.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Hamlin Middle School
Hamlin Middle School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Middle School this school | 364 | 86.5% | 36.1% |
| Dallas Environmental Science Academy DALLAS | 431 | 86.8% | 75.3% |
| Bowie 6th Grade Campus AMARILLO | 326 | 87.4% | 43.5% |
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School LA FERIA | 387 | 87.3% | 37.4% |
| Port Isabel Junior High School PORT ISABEL | 396 | 84.3% | 35.7% |
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory HARLINGEN | 457 | 88.0% | 45.8% |
Where Hamlin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #1,124 of 1,635 | #15 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,277 of 1,670 ▲ 44 | #16 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #601 of 1,670 ▼ 129 | #11 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #117 of 1,570 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #1,315 of 1,749 | #16 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #145 of 1,542 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #1,297 of 1,543 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #354 of 1,648 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.5% | #50 of 942 | #1 of 16 |
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 | 364 | 30.7 | 11.9:1 | 87% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 33.1 | 12.5:1 | 83% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 32.3 | 14.9:1 | 85% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 81% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 33 | 18.5:1 | 88% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 52% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 74% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 52% (404) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 47 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (612 to 364); teachers down 7% (33 to 30.7).
About Hamlin Middle School
Hamlin Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school based in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. The school had 364 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 43% smaller than that.
Across its 54 schools, CORPUS CHRISTI ISD enrolls 33,103 students. Hamlin Middle School is one of those schools.
At Hamlin Middle School, Hispanic students make up 89% of the student body. After that, the student body is 7% White and 4% Black. Among all residents of Nueces County, the Hispanic share is about 63%. By the diversity index, Hamlin Middle School comes in at 20%.
Teachers at Hamlin Middle School total 30.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. Among public schools in Nueces County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.7%.
Nueces County has about 352,955 residents, and median household income is about $66,897, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Nueces County number 124 and enroll about 59,619.
The closest public school to Hamlin Middle School is Calk-Wilson Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Hamlin Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hamlin Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hamlin Middle School went from 548 students to 364. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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