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If you had an hour of school board time for MEDINA VALLEY MIDDLE, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,157
Middle
DISTRICT 1,102 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA VALLEY ISD·NCES 483006008876
Medina Valley Middle School
8395 FM 471 S, CASTROVILLE, TX 78009 · (830) 931-2243 · Medina County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,157 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
19.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
679 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 375 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 379 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 403 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Medina Valley Middle School→Medina Valley High School
Based on grade levels within MEDINA VALLEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Medina Valley Middle School
Medina Valley Middle School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Valley Middle School this school | 1,157 | 58.7% | 50.5% |
| Clute Intermediate School CLUTE | 1,002 | 57.8% | 37.5% |
| Goddard Junior High School MIDLAND | 1,210 | 61.5% | 29.9% |
| Bastrop Middle School BASTROP | 875 | 58.1% | 33.0% |
| Abell Junior High School MIDLAND | 1,129 | 54.3% | 33.8% |
| J L Long Middle School DALLAS | 1,079 | 63.7% | 47.0% |
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 Medina Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #490 of 1,635 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #760 of 1,670 ▼ 66 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #661 of 1,670 ▲ 19 | #2 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,019 of 1,570 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,157 | #149 of 1,749 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,495 of 1,542 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #826 of 1,543 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #971 of 1,648 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #809 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
1,157
+532 (+85%) vs 2020
+60% since 2000-01, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,157 | 59.4 | 19.5:1 | 59% (679) |
| 2023-24 | 1,069 | 65.1 | 16.4:1 | 58% (616) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 59.1 | 17.4:1 | 62% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 51% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 1,209 | 65.9 | 18.4:1 | 53% (640) |
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 58 | 18.2:1 | 49% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 48 | 16.9:1 | 50% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 36% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medina Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,209 to 1,157); teachers down 10% (65.9 to 59.4).
About Medina Valley Middle School
Medina Valley Middle School runs as a large middle school in CASTROVILLE, Texas. The latest federal count shows 1,157 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 80% higher.
Medina Valley Middle School is one school in a 9-school district, MEDINA VALLEY ISD, which enrolls 9,638 students.
Medina Valley Middle School's enrollment is 64% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 25% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Medina County's population at about 52%. Medina Valley Middle School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.5:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 59% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is close to the 57% average for public schools in Medina County.
allk12 grades Medina Valley Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Medina Valley Middle School's results are 1.9 points above predicted: 50.5% against 48.6%.
Medina Valley Middle School is located in Medina County, where median household income is about $78,074, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 24 public schools in Medina County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,127.
The closest public school, Medina Valley High School, is about 0.4 miles from Medina Valley Middle School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.8%; Medina Valley Middle School's is 50.5%, ranking 5th of 9.
Medina Valley Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment records show 625 in 2020-21 and 1,157 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.0:1 to 19.5:1 over the same years.
The Medina Valley Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,547
Census ACS
Median income
$78,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
13,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEDINA VALLEY ISD
- Medina Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,626 students
- Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Silos Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Luckey Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 945 students
- Potranco Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- Ladera Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
Other schools in CASTROVILLE
- Medina Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,626 students
- Castroville Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Medina Valley High School0.4 mi · 2,626
- Lacoste Elementary School2.6 mi · 610
- Castroville Elementary School2.8 mi · 600
- Silos Elementary School4.4 mi · 1,011
- Ladera Elementary School5.0 mi · 804
- Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School5.9 mi · 1,046
Frequently asked questions
About Medina Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Medina Valley Middle School?
Medina Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 1,157 students in grades 06-08.
Is Medina Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Medina Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Medina Valley Middle School have?
Medina Valley Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Medina Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Medina Valley Middle School are roughly 25% White, 64% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Medina Valley Middle School public or private?
Medina Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MEDINA VALLEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.