MCMICHAEL MIDDLE

MCMICHAEL MIDDLE is a junior high of sprawling scale in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, operated by NACOGDOCHES ISD, works with 1,275 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MCMICHAEL MIDDLE sits 98% above that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in NACOGDOCHES ISD (5,766 students total), MCMICHAEL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MCMICHAEL MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Black, 17% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Nacogdoches County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MCMICHAEL MIDDLE has 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Nacogdoches County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCMICHAEL MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.2%, the actual is 32.5%, a residual of -5.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Nacogdoches County put median household income runs about $53,555, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nacogdoches County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), of which MCMICHAEL MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: EMELINE CARPENTER EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MCMICHAEL MIDDLE comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. MCMICHAEL MIDDLE's enrollment has climbed 71% since 2018, when it stood at 744 (now 1,275). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the MCMICHAEL MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.