KRUM MIDDLE

KRUM MIDDLE, a moderately sized middle school in KRUM, Texas, run under KRUM ISD, works with 569 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within KRUM ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,542 students, KRUM MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, KRUM MIDDLE logs that White students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder comes out to 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Denton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, KRUM MIDDLE reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting KRUM MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, KRUM MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Denton County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,498 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KRUM MIDDLE is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

BLANCHE DODD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KRUM MIDDLE at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

KRUM MIDDLE operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KRUM MIDDLE has expanded 13%, going from 503 students in 2018 to 569 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 56% across the same window.

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