MEDLIN MIDDLE

MEDLIN MIDDLE, a large middle school in TROPHY CLUB, Texas, operated by NORTHWEST ISD, educates 1,109 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 72% bigger than typical.

Within NORTHWEST ISD, which oversees 37 schools and 32,098 students, MEDLIN MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, MEDLIN MIDDLE lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Denton County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, MEDLIN MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.4%; this one delivers 73.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Denton County shows 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%. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which MEDLIN MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is BYRON NELSON H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MEDLIN MIDDLE at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 67.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MEDLIN MIDDLE's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,117 (now 1,109). White enrollment moved from 70% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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