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Enrollment
765
Middle
DISTRICT 778 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST ISD·NCES 484095012873
Judith A Resnik Middle School
4495 SW VERANO PKWY BLDG 200, VON ORMY, TX 78073 · (210) 623-6589 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% 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.
- 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
13.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
665 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 261 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 33% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Judith A Resnik Middle School
Judith A Resnik Middle School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith A Resnik Middle School this school | 765 | 86.9% | 24.8% |
| Miller Intermediate School PASADENA | 780 | 86.0% | 46.5% |
| Sam Houston Middle School GARLAND | 775 | 89.8% | 30.5% |
| Del Valle Middle School DEL VALLE | 895 | 86.3% | 23.9% |
| Crockett Middle School IRVING | 754 | 87.4% | 30.5% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School AUSTIN | 759 | 90.6% | 24.2% |
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 Judith A Resnik Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,515 of 1,635 | #70 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,587 of 1,670 ▼ 90 | #70 of 84 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,497 of 1,670 ▼ 38 | #65 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #209 of 1,570 | #16 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #634 of 1,749 | #41 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #475 of 1,542 | #19 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #1,300 of 1,543 | #54 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #345 of 1,648 | #29 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #682 of 942 | #45 of 60 |
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
765
-49 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 765 | 56.5 | 13.5:1 | 87% (665) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 54.5 | 15.9:1 | 83% (721) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 53.5 | 15.3:1 | 84% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 94% (769) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 87% (728) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Judith A Resnik Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (837 to 765); teachers up 5% (54 to 56.5).
About Judith A Resnik Middle School
This page covers Judith A Resnik Middle School, a medium-sized middle school in VON ORMY, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 765 students.
The district, SOUTHWEST ISD, operates 18 schools serving 14,833 students.
Judith A Resnik Middle School's enrollment is 89% Hispanic. The school is also 6% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 60% Hispanic share among all Bexar County residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 87%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 24 points.
The allk12 Grade for Judith A Resnik Middle School is F. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.6%.
Among Bexar County residents, the median household income is $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Judith A Resnik Middle School is one of 638 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Southwest Legacy High School, is about 0.3 miles from Judith A Resnik Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Judith A Resnik Middle School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Judith A Resnik Middle School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Judith A Resnik Middle School declined 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 814 to 765 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.8:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Judith A Resnik Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHWEST ISD
- Southwest High SchoolHigh · 2,363 students
- Southwest Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,250 students
- Elm Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Francis R Scobee Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Ronald E McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
Other schools in VON ORMY
- Southwest Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,250 students
- S/Sgt Michael P Barrera Veterans Elementary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Savannah Heights Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Somerset Junior High SchoolMiddle · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Legacy High School0.3 mi · 2,250
- Spicewood Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 722
- Bob Hope Elementary School2.8 mi · 488
- Imelda Davis Early College High School3.2 mi · 18
- Frank L Madla Early College High School3.2 mi · 150
- Hidden Cove Steam Academy3.3 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Judith A Resnik Middle SchoolHow large is Judith A Resnik Middle School?
Judith A Resnik Middle School enrolls approximately 765 students in grades 06-08.
Is Judith A Resnik Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Judith A Resnik Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Judith A Resnik Middle School have?
Judith A Resnik Middle School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Judith A Resnik Middle School?
Student demographics at Judith A Resnik Middle School are roughly 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Judith A Resnik Middle School in?
Judith A Resnik Middle School is part of SOUTHWEST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.