LA GRANGE MIDDLE

Located at 640 E EBLIN, in LA GRANGE, Texas, LA GRANGE MIDDLE is a cozy junior high that serves 309 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within LA GRANGE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LA GRANGE MIDDLE sits 52% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in LA GRANGE ISD (1,870 students total), LA GRANGE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LA GRANGE MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 43% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LA GRANGE MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.3%, the actual is 49.6%, a residual of -2.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Fayette County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,854 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. LA GRANGE MIDDLE is one of 11 public schools in Fayette County (combined enrollment of about 3,755 students).

Nearest neighbor: LA GRANGE H S, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LA GRANGE MIDDLE at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 302 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 36% to 43%.

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