Enrollment
219
Middle
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPHILL ISD·NCES 482289007424
Hemphill Middle School
1000 MILAM ST, HEMPHILL, TX 75948 · (409) 787-3371 · Sabine County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
9.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
144 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 60 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 22% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Hemphill Middle School→Hemphill High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HEMPHILL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +66.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 66 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 38.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 39.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Hemphill Middle School
Hemphill Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphill Middle School this school | 219 | 65.8% | 51.0% |
| James L Germany Middle School DEKALB | 270 | 62.2% | 41.8% |
| Morris Upchurch Middle School QUEEN CITY | 267 | 62.9% | 44.1% |
| Kountze Middle School KOUNTZE | 230 | 59.1% | 43.9% |
| Pewitt Junior High School OMAHA | 176 | 60.2% | 52.2% |
| Chandler Intermediate School CHANDLER | 254 | 60.2% | 45.5% |
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 Hemphill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #472 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #278 of 1,670 ▲ 234 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #373 of 1,670 ▲ 376 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +38.5pp | #19 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #1,522 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #12 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #955 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #814 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #427 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
219
-68 (-24%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 219 | 22.4 | 9.8:1 | 66% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 24.9 | 9.1:1 | 60% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 24.7 | 10.2:1 | 63% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 55% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 20.8 | 12.7:1 | 66% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 55% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 29% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 48% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemphill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (264 to 219); teachers up 8% (20.8 to 22.4).
About Hemphill Middle School
Hemphill Middle School, a very small middle-grades school, is located in HEMPHILL, Texas. The school has 219 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
The district, HEMPHILL ISD, has 788 students enrolled across 3 schools.
The largest group at Hemphill Middle School is White students, at 70%. Other groups make up 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 8% Hispanic. County-wide, 86% of Sabine County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
The school has 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.8 students per teacher. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 4.6 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Hemphill Middle School, 66% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hemphill Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Texas public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hemphill Middle School would score about 45.6%. It scores 51.0%, 5.4 points above that figure.
In Sabine County, home to about 10,023 people, median household income comes to about $66,585, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Sabine County's 7 public schools enroll about 1,807 students and include Hemphill Middle School.
Hemphill High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hemphill Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 24% decline took enrollment from 287 in 2020-21 to 219 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.0:1 to 9.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Hemphill Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sabine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,023
Census ACS
Median income
$66,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEMPHILL ISD
- Hemphill Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Hemphill High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Other schools in HEMPHILL
- Hemphill Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Hemphill High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Other Hemphill Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hemphill Middle. Hemphill Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hemphill Middle SchoolSTRASBURG, CO · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Hemphill High School0.0 mi · 229
- Hemphill Elementary School0.0 mi · 340
- West Sabine Elementary School9.7 mi · 329
- West Sabine High School10.4 mi · 309
- Brookeland High School16.1 mi · 183
- Brookeland Elementary School16.1 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Hemphill Middle SchoolHow large is Hemphill Middle School?
Hemphill Middle School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hemphill Middle School serve?
Hemphill Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hemphill Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hemphill Middle School is approximately 9.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hemphill Middle School?
At Hemphill Middle School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Hemphill Middle School public or private?
Hemphill Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HEMPHILL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.