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Enrollment
852
Middle
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARBLE FALLS ISD·NCES 482901003275
Marble Falls Middle School
1511 PONY CIR, MARBLE FALLS, TX 78654 · (830) 693-4439 · Burnet County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL852 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
558 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 286 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 298 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 268 | 31% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Marble Falls Middle School→Marble Falls High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARBLE FALLS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Marble Falls Middle School
Marble Falls Middle School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls Middle School this school | 852 | 65.5% | 39.2% |
| Alvarado Junior High School ALVARADO | 862 | 67.7% | 38.8% |
| Pampa Junior High School PAMPA | 680 | 63.1% | 32.6% |
| Fairview Junior High School ALVIN | 644 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
| Fredericksburg Middle School FREDERICKSBURG | 622 | 63.3% | 49.0% |
| Alvin Junior High School ALVIN | 716 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
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 Marble Falls Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #978 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,296 of 1,670 ▼ 146 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,281 of 1,670 ▼ 77 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #456 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 852 | #477 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #454 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #714 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #824 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #619 of 942 |
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
852
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 852 | 63.4 | 13.4:1 | 65% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 66 | 13.5:1 | 69% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 62.4 | 14.6:1 | 67% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 68 | 13.3:1 | 68% (611) |
| 2017-18 | 951 | 64.5 | 14.8:1 | 61% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 63% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 915 | 61 | 15.0:1 | 58% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 39% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 38 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marble Falls Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (951 to 852); teachers down 2% (64.5 to 63.4).
About Marble Falls Middle School
Marble Falls Middle School is a public mid-sized middle school in MARBLE FALLS, Texas. In all, 852 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 33% more students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
The 7 schools of MARBLE FALLS ISD, including Marble Falls Middle School, enroll 4,001 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Marble Falls Middle School is 51%, a majority. Other students are 44% White and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Burnet County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Marble Falls Middle School are from different groups.
There are about 13.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Marble Falls Middle School, which has 63.4. The school's 13.4:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 65%. Public schools in Burnet County average a similar 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Marble Falls Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Texas public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Marble Falls Middle School would be expected to post about 45.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.2%.
For Burnet County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $78,732 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Burnet County number 13, with about 7,210 students.
Of the public schools around it, Marble Falls Middle School is closest to Marble Falls Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.2%; Marble Falls Middle School's is 39.2%, ranking 4th of 7.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 902 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 852 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Marble Falls Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Burnet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,652
Census ACS
Median income
$78,732
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
7,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARBLE FALLS ISD
- Marble Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Colt Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Marble Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Highland Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Spicewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Falls Career High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Other schools in MARBLE FALLS
- Marble Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Colt Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Marble Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Falls Career High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Marble Falls Elementary School0.4 mi · 569
- Falls Career High School0.7 mi · 45
- Marble Falls High School1.6 mi · 1,129
- Colt Elementary School2.4 mi · 572
- Highland Lakes Elementary School5.8 mi · 524
- Spicewood Elementary School10.8 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Marble Falls Middle SchoolHow large is Marble Falls Middle School?
Marble Falls Middle School enrolls approximately 852 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Marble Falls Middle School serve?
Marble Falls Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marble Falls Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marble Falls Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marble Falls Middle School?
Student demographics at Marble Falls Middle School are roughly 44% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Marble Falls Middle School in?
Marble Falls Middle School is part of MARBLE FALLS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.