Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWE ISD·NCES 482367002623
Howe Middle School
300 BEATRICE, HOWE, TX 75459 · (903) 745-4300 · Grayson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
10.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
119 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 6 | 87 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Howe Middle School→Howe High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HOWE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Howe Middle School
Howe Middle School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Middle School this school | 281 | 42.3% | 55.1% |
| Goliad Middle School GOLIAD | 279 | 42.7% | 43.2% |
| Robinson Junior High School ROBINSON | 383 | 42.6% | 51.3% |
| Ponder Junior High School PONDER | 389 | 43.7% | 45.7% |
| East Bernard Junior High School EAST BERNARD | 314 | 37.6% | 58.3% |
| Coleman Junior High School COLEMAN | 233 | 37.8% | 42.9% |
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 Howe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #346 of 1,635 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,106 of 1,670 ▼ 590 | #10 of 14 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #800 of 1,670 ▼ 290 | #8 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #554 of 1,570 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,422 of 1,749 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #48 of 1,542 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #721 of 1,543 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #1,278 of 1,648 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #355 of 942 | N/A |
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
281
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 281 | 26.2 | 10.7:1 | 42% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 25.5 | 10.9:1 | 50% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 26.3 | 11.1:1 | 49% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 26.6 | 13.1:1 | 45% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 49% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 42% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 20% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 14 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (349 to 281); teachers down 2% (26.6 to 26.2).
About Howe Middle School
In HOWE, Texas, part of Grayson County, Howe Middle School is a middle school. Enrollment totals 281 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 56% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
HOWE ISD is the local district for Howe Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 1,265 students.
Of every 100 students at Howe Middle School, about 57 are White. It is also 36% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Grayson County's residents are about 76% White, 20 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
On staff are 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. Howe Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 42%. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Grayson County.
Among Texas public middle schools, Howe Middle School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Howe Middle School would score about 55.6%. It scores 55.1%, within a point of that figure.
In Grayson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,182, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 68 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,915, Howe Middle School among them.
Howe Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Howe Intermediate School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Howe Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Howe Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 281, compared with 292 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.7:1) than in 2020-21 (12.7:1).
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOWE ISD
- Howe High SchoolHigh · 363 students
- Summit Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Howe Intermediate SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Department of Juvenile ServicesElementary
Other schools in HOWE
- Howe High SchoolHigh · 363 students
- Summit Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Howe Intermediate SchoolElementary · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Howe Intermediate School0.1 mi · 298
- Summit Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 323
- Howe High School1.8 mi · 363
- Van Alstyne Junior High School4.8 mi · 405
- Van Alstyne Middle School5.3 mi · 433
- Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary School5.4 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Howe Middle SchoolHow many students attend Howe Middle School?
Howe Middle School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Howe Middle School serve?
Howe Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howe Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howe Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Howe Middle School?
At Howe Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Howe Middle School?
Howe Middle School is overseen by HOWE ISD in Grayson County.
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