LONG MIDDLE

Located at 2525 FRANKFORD, in DALLAS, Texas, LONG MIDDLE is a compact middle school that educates 477 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,165 students; LONG MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, LONG MIDDLE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 19% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting LONG MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at LONG MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LONG MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

Across the wider county, Denton County reports that median household income runs about $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. LONG MIDDLE is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

Nearest neighbor: SHEFFIELD EL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LONG MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.4%.

LONG MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. LONG MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 623 (now 477). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 54% to 72%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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