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MANN MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MANN MIDDLE
MANN MIDDLE operates as a compact junior high in AMARILLO, Texas, part of AMARILLO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 419 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MANN MIDDLE sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD (29,321 students total), MANN MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, MANN MIDDLE lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% Black, 11% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 96% of students at MANN MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Potter County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, MANN MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.0%, the actual is 44.2%, a residual of +12.2 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Potter County) shows that median household earnings sit near $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. MANN MIDDLE is one of 49 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students).
Nearest neighbor: JOHNNY N ALLEN-6TH GRADE CAMPUS, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANN MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.0%.
MANN MIDDLE operates from a downtown location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANN MIDDLE has decreased 11%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Potter County at a glance
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