Enrollment
151
Middle
DISTRICT 76 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITASCA ISD·NCES 482448021363
Itasca Middle School
208 N FILES, ITASCA, TX 76055 · (254) 687-2922 · Hill County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
99 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 38 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 39% |
Student demographics
50%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
Itasca Middle School→Itasca High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ITASCA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 19.0% | 40.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Itasca Middle School
Itasca Middle School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca Middle School this school | 151 | 65.6% | 20.5% |
| Tahoka Middle School TAHOKA | 134 | 66.4% | 41.7% |
| Post Middle School POST | 142 | 62.7% | 23.0% |
| Stratford Junior High School STRATFORD | 137 | 66.4% | 44.7% |
| Refugio Junior High School REFUGIO | 134 | 64.9% | 35.6% |
| Harts Bluff Middle School MOUNT PLEASANT | 194 | 66.0% | 46.3% |
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 Itasca Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,587 of 1,635 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,535 of 1,670 ▲ 120 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,602 of 1,670 ▲ 17 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #889 of 1,570 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #1,614 of 1,749 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #823 of 1,648 | 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
151
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 151 | 14.5 | 10.4:1 | 66% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 13.5 | 12.7:1 | 68% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 11.8 | 13.9:1 | 62% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 76% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | 12.5 | 11.4:1 | 71% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 127 | 11 | 11.6:1 | 63% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 69% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 57% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Itasca Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (142 to 151); teachers up 16% (12.5 to 14.5).
About Itasca Middle School
Itasca Middle School is the name of a small middle school in ITASCA, Texas. The school serves 151 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
ITASCA ISD has 4 schools; together they serve 638 students.
A majority of students at Itasca Middle School, 62%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 35% White. Hill County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 38 points below the school's share. Itasca Middle School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Itasca Middle School employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. Itasca Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 66%. Across public schools in Hill County, the average is about the same, 64%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Itasca Middle School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Itasca Middle School is -25.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.5%, and the predicted rate is 45.7%.
In the county around the school, Hill County, median household income is about $64,591, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 34 public schools operate in Hill County, serving about 6,430 students.
The school nearest to Itasca Middle School is Itasca Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Itasca Middle School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Itasca Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 152 in 2020-21 and 151 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.8:1 to 10.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,328
Census ACS
Median income
$64,591
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ITASCA ISD
- Itasca Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Itasca High SchoolHigh · 210 students
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramMiddle · 1 students
Other schools in ITASCA
- Itasca Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Itasca High SchoolHigh · 210 students
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramMiddle · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Itasca Elementary School0.0 mi · 276
- Itasca High School0.1 mi · 210
- Covington School6.6 mi · 353
- Grandview Elementary School6.7 mi · 643
- Grandview High School6.9 mi · 414
- Grandview Junior High School7.0 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Itasca Middle SchoolHow large is Itasca Middle School?
Itasca Middle School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades 06-08.
Is Itasca Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Itasca Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Itasca Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Itasca Middle School is approximately 10.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Itasca Middle School?
Itasca Middle School reports a student body of 35% White, 62% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Itasca Middle School public or private?
Itasca Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ITASCA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.