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Best kept secret at HERMAN FURLOUGH JR MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
1,166
Middle
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERRELL ISD·NCES 484245004843
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School
1351 COLQUITT RD, TERRELL, TX 75160 · (972) 563-7501 · Kaufman County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,166 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
16.6:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
892 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 6 | 398 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 376 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 392 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School→Terrell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TERRELL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 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 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 17.0% | 29.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Herman Furlough Jr Middle School
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Furlough Jr Middle School this school | 1,166 | 76.5% | 29.8% |
| Stephen F Austin BRYAN | 1,177 | 73.8% | 33.8% |
| Agnew Middle School MESQUITE | 1,070 | 78.2% | 41.6% |
| Judson Middle School CONVERSE | 1,189 | 73.4% | 34.4% |
| Collins Intermediate School CORSICANA | 891 | 78.9% | 33.5% |
| Morton Ranch Junior High School KATY | 1,205 | 76.1% | 41.5% |
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 Herman Furlough Jr Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #1,393 of 1,635 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,517 of 1,670 ▼ 41 | #14 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,339 of 1,670 ▼ 46 | #13 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #935 of 1,570 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,166 | #141 of 1,749 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,233 of 1,542 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #495 of 1,543 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #587 of 1,648 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.0% | #129 of 437 | #5 of 6 |
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
1,166
+45 (+4%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,166 | 70.4 | 16.6:1 | 77% (892) |
| 2023-24 | 1,154 | 69.9 | 16.5:1 | 79% (913) |
| 2022-23 | 1,168 | 70.4 | 16.6:1 | 64% (752) |
| 2020-21 | 1,121 | 71 | 15.8:1 | 74% (831) |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 58.2 | 16.4:1 | 76% (730) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 74% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 75% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 50% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 44 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herman Furlough Jr Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (956 to 1,166); teachers up 21% (58.2 to 70.4).
About Herman Furlough Jr Middle School
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School is a middle school with a street address in TERRELL, Texas. The school's enrollment of 1,166 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
TERRELL ISD operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,283 students.
Roughly 57% of students at Herman Furlough Jr Middle School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% White, 19% Black, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 27%. Herman Furlough Jr Middle School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 70.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Herman Furlough Jr Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.6:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 77%. That rate is above the 59% average among public schools in Kaufman County.
allk12 grades Herman Furlough Jr Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Herman Furlough Jr Middle School is 11.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.8% actual, 41.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
County data help place the school in context: in Kaufman County, the median household income is $89,485, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kaufman County is home to 65 public schools and about 41,319 public school students.
Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School is the public school closest to Herman Furlough Jr Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.6% on proficiency, and Herman Furlough Jr Middle School is below that at 29.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Herman Furlough Jr Middle School had 1,121 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,166.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Herman Furlough Jr Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TERRELL ISD
- Terrell High SchoolHigh · 1,458 students
- J W Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Dr Bruce Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- W H Burnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Global Leadership AcademyElementary · 219 students
Other schools in TERRELL
- Terrell High SchoolHigh · 1,458 students
- J W Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Dr Bruce Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- W H Burnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Global Leadership AcademyElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School0.4 mi · 32
- Global Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 219
- Dr Bruce Wood Elementary School0.9 mi · 655
- Terrell High School1.5 mi · 1,458
- J W Long Elementary School1.5 mi · 681
- W H Burnett Elementary School1.6 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Herman Furlough Jr Middle SchoolHow many students attend Herman Furlough Jr Middle School?
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School enrolls approximately 1,166 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Herman Furlough Jr Middle School serve?
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Herman Furlough Jr Middle School have?
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Herman Furlough Jr Middle School?
Student demographics at Herman Furlough Jr Middle School are roughly 20% White, 57% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Herman Furlough Jr Middle School?
Herman Furlough Jr Middle School is overseen by TERRELL ISD in Kaufman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.