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MAYPEARL MIDDLE

1025 W FOURTH, MAYPEARL, TX 76064 · (972) 435-1015 · Ellis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Enrollment
265
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
84 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
91
Grade 7
87
Grade 8
87
Student demographics
White
17165%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
7729%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 54%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
125%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12648%
Female
13952%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MAYPEARL MIDDLEMAYPEARL H S
Feeds from
LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL0205
Based on grade levels within MAYPEARL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +26.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
265
-128 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.7:1
% White
65%
was 77%
% Hispanic
29%
was 18%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MAYPEARL MIDDLE

MAYPEARL MIDDLE operates as a tight-knit 6-8 campus in MAYPEARL, Texas, part of MAYPEARL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 265 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MAYPEARL MIDDLE sits 59% smaller than that benchmark.

MAYPEARL MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by MAYPEARL ISD, a district that hosts 1,209 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MAYPEARL MIDDLE records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, MAYPEARL MIDDLE shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 32% of students at MAYPEARL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MAYPEARL MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 51.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ellis County) shows that median household earnings sit near $99,595, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Ellis County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), of which MAYPEARL MIDDLE is one.

LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MAYPEARL MIDDLE comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

MAYPEARL MIDDLE operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. MAYPEARL MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 33% since 2018, when it stood at 393 (now 265). White enrollment moved from 77% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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Ellis County at a glance

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Population
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students

Quick facts

School name
MAYPEARL MIDDLE
District
MAYPEARL ISD
Address
1025 W FOURTH, MAYPEARL, TX 76064
Phone
(972) 435-1015
County
Ellis County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
265
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
84 (32%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
482958006884
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MAYPEARL MIDDLE
What is the total enrollment at MAYPEARL MIDDLE?
MAYPEARL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MAYPEARL MIDDLE serve?
MAYPEARL MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does MAYPEARL MIDDLE have?
MAYPEARL MIDDLE employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at MAYPEARL MIDDLE?
Student demographics at MAYPEARL MIDDLE are roughly 65% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is MAYPEARL MIDDLE public or private?
MAYPEARL MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAYPEARL ISD.
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