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What's one thing MCNIEL MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
996
Middle
DISTRICT 875 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA FALLS ISD·NCES 484578005218
McNiel Middle School
4712 BARNETT RD, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76310 · (940) 235-1118 · Wichita County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL996 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
515 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 328 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 353 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 McNiel Middle School
McNiel Middle School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNiel Middle School this school | 996 | 51.7% | 45.0% |
| Robert P Brabham Middle School WILLIS | 1,179 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| Hughes Middle School BURLESON | 965 | 47.2% | 43.9% |
| Tomball Junior High School TOMBALL | 948 | 45.1% | 52.8% |
| Kingwood Middle School KINGWOOD | 973 | 48.5% | 47.7% |
| Henry Scott Middle School DENISON | 733 | 54.4% | 39.1% |
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 McNiel Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wichita County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #702 of 1,635 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #882 of 1,670 ▼ 213 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,025 of 1,670 ▼ 10 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #1,270 of 1,570 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 996 | #286 of 1,749 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,086 of 1,542 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #334 of 1,543 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #1,113 of 1,648 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #480 of 942 | N/A |
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
996
-197 (-17%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 996 | 62.6 | 15.9:1 | 52% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 66.3 | 15.7:1 | 50% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 1,106 | 67.1 | 16.5:1 | 49% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 1,193 | 74 | 16.1:1 | 47% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 1,176 | 69.8 | 16.9:1 | 51% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 40% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 42% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 32% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNiel Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,176 to 996); teachers down 10% (69.8 to 62.6).
About McNiel Middle School
McNiel Middle School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. Its 996 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 55% bigger than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
WICHITA FALLS ISD operates 25 schools. Combined enrollment is 16,226 students.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at McNiel Middle School combined. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Wichita County, the White share is about 71%. By the diversity index, McNiel Middle School comes in at 65%.
Its teaching staff equals 62.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%. That is lower than the 62% average for public schools in Wichita County.
McNiel Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with McNiel Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 51.6%. McNiel Middle School scores 45.0%, 6.7 points below that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wichita County show that median household income is about $63,524, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 53 public schools in Wichita County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,047.
The closest public school to McNiel Middle School is Fowler Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of McNiel Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, McNiel Middle School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, McNiel Middle School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 996, 17% below the 1,193 of 2020-21.
The McNiel Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- Hirschi High SchoolHigh · 770 students
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- Hirschi High SchoolHigh · 770 students
Nearby schools
- Fowler Elementary School0.6 mi · 490
- Rider High School0.9 mi · 1,569
- Jefferson Elementary School1.2 mi · 322
- West Foundation Elementary School1.7 mi · 381
- Memorial High School2.0 mi · 1,650
- Cunningham School2.0 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About McNiel Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McNiel Middle School?
McNiel Middle School enrolls approximately 996 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McNiel Middle School serve?
McNiel Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McNiel Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McNiel Middle School is approximately 15.9:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McNiel Middle School?
At McNiel Middle School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is McNiel Middle School public or private?
McNiel Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WICHITA FALLS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.