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Enrollment
460
Middle
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNCANVILLE ISD·NCES 481764001528
J Herman Reed Middle School
530 E FREEMAN ST, DUNCANVILLE, TX 75116 · (972) 708-3500 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
12.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
382 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 7 | 222 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 52% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 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 | 13.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 J Herman Reed Middle School
J Herman Reed Middle School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Herman Reed Middle School this school | 460 | 83.0% | 29.0% |
| William H Byrd Middle School DUNCANVILLE | 517 | 83.0% | 22.5% |
| Uplift Summit Prep Middle School ARLINGTON | 509 | 84.3% | 33.4% |
| Iltexas Westpark Middle School HOUSTON | 440 | 83.4% | 42.0% |
| Iltexas Lancaster Middle School LANCASTER | 379 | 83.9% | 15.0% |
| Teague Middle School HUMBLE | 550 | 83.6% | 27.1% |
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 J Herman Reed Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,414 of 1,635 | #97 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,428 of 1,670 ▼ 103 | #103 of 123 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,577 of 1,670 ▼ 63 | #113 of 123 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #77 of 1,570 | #14 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #1,148 of 1,749 | #92 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #216 of 1,542 | #8 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #792 of 1,543 | #45 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #436 of 1,648 | #74 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #215 of 942 | #32 of 80 |
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
460
-94 (-17%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 876
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 460 | 37.4 | 12.3:1 | 83% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 39.8 | 12.9:1 | 88% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 43.1 | 13.1:1 | 87% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 47 | 11.8:1 | 86% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 43.7 | 14.2:1 | 77% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 81% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 78% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 939 | 56 | 16.8:1 | 40% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 876 | 42 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J Herman Reed Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (618 to 460); teachers down 14% (43.7 to 37.4).
About J Herman Reed Middle School
J Herman Reed Middle School is a small middle school serving families in DUNCANVILLE, Texas. Enrolled students number 460 students, in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
J Herman Reed Middle School is in DUNCANVILLE ISD, a district with 11,562 students across 17 schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at J Herman Reed Middle School, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups make up 39% Black. Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at J Herman Reed Middle School is 83%.
allk12 grades J Herman Reed Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.2%. J Herman Reed Middle School scores 29.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides J Herman Reed Middle School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Mary E Smithey Pace High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of J Herman Reed Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, J Herman Reed Middle School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for J Herman Reed Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when J Herman Reed Middle School had 554 students, to 2024-25, when it had 460.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUNCANVILLE ISD
- Duncanville High SchoolHigh · 4,399 students
- G W Kennemer Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Charles Acton Leadershp AcademyElementary · 537 students
- William Lee Hastings Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- William H Byrd Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in DUNCANVILLE
- Duncanville High SchoolHigh · 4,399 students
- Village Tech SchoolsCombined · 1,335 students
- William Lee Hastings Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- William H Byrd Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Glenn C Hardin Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Mary E Smithey Pace High School0.2 mi · 76
- Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School0.2 mi · 508
- Central Elementary School0.3 mi · 457
- Merrifield Elementary School0.5 mi · 393
- William Lee Hastings Elementary School1.2 mi · 529
- Fairmeadows Elementary School1.3 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About J Herman Reed Middle SchoolHow many students attend J Herman Reed Middle School?
J Herman Reed Middle School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does J Herman Reed Middle School serve?
J Herman Reed Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J Herman Reed Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J Herman Reed Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J Herman Reed Middle School?
At J Herman Reed Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees J Herman Reed Middle School?
J Herman Reed Middle School is overseen by DUNCANVILLE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.