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Enrollment
1,275
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NACOGDOCHES ISD·NCES 483209010975
McMichael Middle School
4330 S E STALLINGS DR, NACOGDOCHES, TX 75961 · (936) 552-0519 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
1,041 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 413 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 415 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 447 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NACOGDOCHES ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 McMichael Middle School
McMichael Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMichael Middle School this school | 1,275 | 81.6% | 30.5% |
| Lufkin Middle School LUFKIN | 1,453 | 87.0% | 38.6% |
| Tennyson Middle School WACO | 963 | 81.9% | 35.0% |
| Henry Metzger Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 991 | 78.5% | 28.5% |
| Thornton Middle School KATY | 1,424 | 82.5% | 36.3% |
| Agnew Middle School MESQUITE | 1,070 | 78.2% | 41.6% |
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 McMichael Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,380 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,336 of 1,670 ▲ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,328 of 1,670 ▲ 98 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #894 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,275 | #81 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #498 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #360 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #475 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +71.4% | #19 of 437 |
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
1,275
+546 (+75%) vs 2020
+71% since 2010-11, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,275 | 93.5 | 13.6:1 | 82% (1,041) |
| 2023-24 | 1,338 | 86.9 | 15.4:1 | 84% (1,120) |
| 2022-23 | 1,390 | 87.5 | 15.9:1 | 82% (1,144) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 54 | 13.5:1 | 91% (663) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 50.5 | 14.7:1 | 81% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 79% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 71% (533) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McMichael Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 71% (744 to 1,275); teachers up 85% (50.5 to 93.5).
About McMichael Middle School
McMichael Middle School serves students in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, as a large middle school. It reports enrollment of 1,275 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
NACOGDOCHES ISD operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,766 students.
No group is above 50% at McMichael Middle School; the largest is Hispanic, at 49%. The school is also 29% Black, 17% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 22%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McMichael Middle School scores 64%.
There are about 13.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at McMichael Middle School, which has 93.5. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 82%. Public schools in Nacogdoches County average 70%.
McMichael Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.5%) and its predicted rate (38.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nacogdoches County show that the median household earns about $53,555 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Nacogdoches County, 29 public schools serve about 10,396 students.
Emeline Carpenter Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 29.4% on proficiency, and McMichael Middle School is above that at 30.5%.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
McMichael Middle School reported 729 students in 2020-21 and 1,275 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NACOGDOCHES ISD
- Nacogdoches High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Mike Moses Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Raguet Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Fredonia Early Childhood CenterElementary · 364 students
Other schools in NACOGDOCHES
- Nacogdoches High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Mike Moses Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Central Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Raguet Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Emeline Carpenter Elementary School0.2 mi · 359
- Mike Moses Elementary School1.9 mi · 503
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary School2.4 mi · 422
- Fredonia Early Childhood Center2.6 mi · 364
- Stephen F Austin State University Charter School3.2 mi · 253
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary School3.3 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About McMichael Middle SchoolHow many students attend McMichael Middle School?
McMichael Middle School enrolls approximately 1,275 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McMichael Middle School serve?
McMichael Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at McMichael Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at McMichael Middle School.
What is the student diversity at McMichael Middle School?
Student demographics at McMichael Middle School are roughly 17% White, 49% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees McMichael Middle School?
McMichael Middle School is overseen by NACOGDOCHES ISD in Nacogdoches County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.