J HERMAN REED MIDDLE

J HERMAN REED MIDDLE is one of the tight-knit middle schools in DUNCANVILLE, Texas, part of DUNCANVILLE ISD, with 460 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 643.

Within DUNCANVILLE ISD, which oversees 17 schools and 11,562 students, J HERMAN REED MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, J HERMAN REED MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 39% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, J HERMAN REED MIDDLE has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at J HERMAN REED MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, J HERMAN REED MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 31.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. J HERMAN REED MIDDLE is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARY E SMITHEY PACE H S, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J HERMAN REED MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J HERMAN REED MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. J HERMAN REED MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 618 (now 460). Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.