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What's something LONG MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
477
Middle
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305005670
Long Middle School
2525 FRANKFORD, DALLAS, TX 75287 · (972) 662-4100 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
419 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 167 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% | 38.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Long Middle School
Long Middle School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Middle School this school | 477 | 87.8% | 32.6% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 475 | 91.4% | 42.4% |
| Kirby Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 423 | 90.1% | 24.2% |
| Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 542 | 88.9% | 30.7% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 516 | 89.0% | 26.0% |
| Uplift Heights Prep Middle School DALLAS | 448 | 90.6% | 25.7% |
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 Long Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,284 of 1,635 | #41 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,356 of 1,670 ▼ 114 | #40 of 47 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,526 of 1,670 ▼ 222 | #45 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #750 of 1,570 | #18 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #1,127 of 1,749 | #42 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #36 of 1,542 | #1 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #1,041 of 1,543 | #46 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #311 of 1,648 | #2 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #254 of 942 | #6 of 25 |
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
477
-154 (-24%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 477 | 45.3 | 10.5:1 | 88% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 54.2 | 9.8:1 | 86% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 49.9 | 12.6:1 | 82% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 84% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 48.7 | 12.8:1 | 76% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 78% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 68% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 937 | 68 | 13.8:1 | 28% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (623 to 477); teachers down 7% (48.7 to 45.3).
About Long Middle School
Long Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school for students in DALLAS, Texas. A total of 477 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 26% smaller than average.
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD is the district for Long Middle School. It has 39 schools and 24,165 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Long Middle School, with 72% of enrollment. Other groups make up 19% Black, 4% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Long Middle School operates with 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.5:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 88% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Denton County is 53 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Long Middle School is 3.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Among Denton County residents, the median household income is $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Long Middle School is one of 267 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Sheffield Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Long Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 477, a 24% decrease from 631 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Long Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Ranchview High SchoolHigh · 899 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Other Long Middle schools
One other US public school is named Long Middle. Long Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Long MiddleCheraw, SC · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Sheffield Elementary School0.5 mi · 658
- Furneaux Elementary School0.6 mi · 415
- Thompson Elementary School0.6 mi · 531
- McKamy Elementary School0.6 mi · 553
- Bridgeway Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 108
- Life School Carrollton1.0 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Long Middle SchoolHow large is Long Middle School?
Long Middle School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Long Middle School serve?
Long Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Long Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Long Middle School.
How diverse is Long Middle School?
Long Middle School reports a student body of 4% White, 72% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Long Middle School public or private?
Long Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.