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Alumni: what's one memory from MCMATH MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
644
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674007864
McMath Middle School
1900 JASON DR, DENTON, TX 76205 · (940) 369-3300 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
354 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 217 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 McMath Middle School
McMath Middle School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMath Middle School this school | 644 | 55.0% | 39.6% |
| Wilkerson Intermediate School THE WOODLANDS | 711 | 52.2% | 55.5% |
| Linda Jobe Middle School MANSFIELD | 820 | 54.1% | 49.2% |
| Donna Shepard Academy MANSFIELD | 819 | 57.4% | 49.2% |
| Brenham Junior High School BRENHAM | 756 | 58.1% | 42.6% |
| Pearland J H South PEARLAND | 764 | 53.1% | 54.3% |
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 McMath Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #957 of 1,635 | #31 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,186 of 1,670 ▼ 147 | #32 of 47 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #784 of 1,670 ▼ 119 | #33 of 47 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #403 of 1,570 | #7 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #853 of 1,749 | #33 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #107 of 1,542 | #6 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #235 of 1,543 | #17 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #1,040 of 1,648 | #10 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #411 of 942 | #11 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
644
-160 (-20%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 911
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 644 | 55.7 | 11.6:1 | 55% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 60.3 | 13.0:1 | 57% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 59.7 | 12.8:1 | 55% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 63 | 12.8:1 | 53% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 61.1 | 12.8:1 | 52% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 59 | 12.7:1 | 42% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 67 | 11.9:1 | 48% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 911 | 68 | 13.4:1 | 25% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McMath Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (781 to 644); teachers down 9% (61.1 to 55.7).
About McMath Middle School
McMath Middle School sits in DENTON, Texas, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It enrolled 644 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
DENTON ISD runs 46 schools with a combined 33,329 students. McMath Middle School is one of them.
Hispanic students form the largest group at McMath Middle School, 43% of enrollment. Other groups make up 33% White, 17% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Denton County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at McMath Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
The school employs the equivalent of 55.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.6:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. Public schools in Denton County average 35%.
After adjusting for student poverty, McMath Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.6%; the prediction is 50.2%.
Census estimates describe Denton County this way: median household income is about $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 267 public schools in Denton County, with a combined enrollment of about 175,222.
Nearby, Borman Elementary School is about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. McMath Middle School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, McMath Middle School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 804 in 2020-21 and 644 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
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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 DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in DENTON
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Nette ShultzElementary · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Borman Elementary School1.1 mi · 523
- Houston Elementary School1.2 mi · 537
- Fred Moore High School1.3 mi · 67
- Rivera Elementary School1.5 mi · 604
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program1.8 mi · 10
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program1.8 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About McMath Middle SchoolHow many students attend McMath Middle School?
McMath Middle School enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McMath Middle School serve?
McMath Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at McMath Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at McMath Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McMath Middle School?
At McMath Middle School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 43% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is McMath Middle School public or private?
McMath Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.