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MCMATH MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MCMATH MIDDLE
MCMATH MIDDLE, an average-sized intermediate school in DENTON, Texas, part of DENTON ISD, caters to 644 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
DENTON ISD runs 46 schools in total, collectively educating 33,329 students. MCMATH MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
On demographics, MCMATH MIDDLE reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% White, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting MCMATH MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at MCMATH MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Denton County's rate of about 35%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MCMATH MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 37.8%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household earnings sit near $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), MCMATH MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
BORMAN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MCMATH MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.4%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Trend over the last 7 years. MCMATH MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 781 (now 644). White enrollment moved from 44% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.
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