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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MABANK ISD·NCES 482868003249
Mabank Junior High School
822 W MASON, MABANK, TX 75147 · (903) 880-1670 · Kaufman County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
451 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 7 | 349 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 46% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mabank Junior High School→Mabank High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MABANK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 41.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mabank Junior High School
Mabank Junior High School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabank Junior High School this school | 652 | 69.2% | 45.2% |
| Mabank Intermediate School MABANK | 610 | 67.2% | 37.0% |
| West Brazos Junior High School BRAZORIA | 651 | 62.5% | 40.9% |
| Central Junior High School POLLOK | 451 | 64.1% | 39.5% |
| Llano Junior High School LLANO | 423 | 66.2% | 46.3% |
| Granbury Middle School GRANBURY | 890 | 62.2% | 39.1% |
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 Mabank Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #686 of 1,635 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #367 of 1,670 ▲ 284 | #2 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,045 of 1,670 ▲ 158 | #8 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,039 of 1,570 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #841 of 1,749 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #647 of 1,542 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #789 of 1,543 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #735 of 1,648 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.6% | #65 of 437 | #3 of 6 |
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
652
+74 (+13%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 652 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 69% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 40.2 | 15.8:1 | 63% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 36.9 | 16.0:1 | 62% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 59% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 39.4 | 12.2:1 | 59% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 55% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 43% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mabank Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (481 to 652); teachers up 17% (39.4 to 46).
About Mabank Junior High School
Mabank Junior High School is a mid-sized middle school in MABANK, Texas, administered by MABANK ISD. The school counted 652 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8.
Mabank Junior High School is a school in MABANK ISD. The district has 6 schools and 4,118 students.
At Mabank Junior High School, 63% of students are White. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Kaufman County is about 54% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Its ratio of 14.2:1 is based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. In all, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kaufman County is 59%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mabank Junior High School is 1.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.2% actual, 44.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kaufman County show that the median household earns about $89,485 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Kaufman County, 65 public schools serve about 41,319 students.
Mabank Junior High School's nearest public school is Mabank High School (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.4%; Mabank Junior High School's is 45.2%, ranking 5th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Mabank Junior High School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment increased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Mabank Junior High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MABANK ISD
- Mabank High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in MABANK
- Mabank High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 723 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Mabank DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Mabank High School0.4 mi · 1,173
- Mabank Intermediate School1.0 mi · 610
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 723
- Southside Elementary School2.3 mi · 459
- Lakeview Elementary School3.0 mi · 501
- Kemp Alternative7.6 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Mabank Junior High SchoolHow large is Mabank Junior High School?
Mabank Junior High School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 07-08.
Is Mabank Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mabank Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mabank Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mabank Junior High School is approximately 14.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mabank Junior High School?
At Mabank Junior High School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mabank Junior High School in?
Mabank Junior High School is part of MABANK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.