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Enrollment
464
Middle
DISTRICT 875 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA FALLS ISD·NCES 484578005215
Hirschi Middle School
3106 BORTON, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76306 · (940) 235-1113 · Wichita County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
430 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 150 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 162 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 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 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Hirschi Middle School
Hirschi Middle School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirschi Middle School this school | 464 | 92.7% | 21.3% |
| Forest Park Magnet School LONGVIEW | 474 | 91.6% | 41.3% |
| Leonard Middle School FORT WORTH | 568 | 92.6% | 17.1% |
| Lucyle Collins Middle School FORT WORTH | 735 | 90.3% | 19.2% |
| Wedgwood Middle School FORT WORTH | 701 | 89.3% | 19.3% |
| Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy DALLAS | 486 | 90.7% | 44.0% |
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 Hirschi Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wichita County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #1,580 of 1,635 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,493 of 1,670 ▲ 47 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,524 of 1,670 ▲ 85 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,049 of 1,570 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #1,143 of 1,749 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #808 of 1,542 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #210 of 1,543 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #176 of 1,648 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #196 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
464
-151 (-25%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 464 | 31.4 | 14.8:1 | 93% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 34.9 | 12.8:1 | 91% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 50.7 | 10.5:1 | 91% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 50 | 12.3:1 | 78% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 52.9 | 11.9:1 | 88% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 46 | 13.5:1 | 78% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 75% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 50% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hirschi Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (631 to 464); teachers down 41% (52.9 to 31.4).
About Hirschi Middle School
Hirschi Middle School is a small middle-grades school in WICHITA FALLS, Texas, (ZIP code 76306). Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 464 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
The WICHITA FALLS ISD system has 25 schools and 16,226 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Hirschi Middle School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 41%. The remaining shares are 33% Black, 20% White, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wichita County's population at about 21%. Hirschi Middle School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Hirschi Middle School counts 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.8 students for each one. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wichita County average 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Hirschi Middle School is D. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hirschi Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.3%; the prediction is 34.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wichita County show that the median household income is $63,524, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hirschi Middle School is one of 53 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Hirschi High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hirschi Middle School at 6th of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Hirschi Middle School as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Hirschi Middle School's enrollment dropped 25%, to 464. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 14.8:1.
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Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- McNiel Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- McNiel Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
Nearby schools
- Hirschi High School0.0 mi · 770
- Burgess Elementary School0.2 mi · 345
- City View Elementary School1.4 mi · 504
- Scotland Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 542
- City View Junior/Senior High1.7 mi · 646
- Iowa Park JJAEP1.9 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Hirschi Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hirschi Middle School?
Hirschi Middle School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hirschi Middle School serve?
Hirschi Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hirschi Middle School have?
Hirschi Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hirschi Middle School?
Student demographics at Hirschi Middle School are roughly 20% White, 41% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Hirschi Middle School public or private?
Hirschi Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WICHITA FALLS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.