Enrollment
267
Middle
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN CITY ISD·NCES 483621004072
Morris Upchurch Middle School
500 5TH ST, QUEEN CITY, TX 75572 · (903) 796-6412 · Cass County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
168 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 5 | 75 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Morris Upchurch Middle School→Queen City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within QUEEN CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 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 down about 10 points since 2023, 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 | 22.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 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 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Morris Upchurch Middle School
Morris Upchurch Middle School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Upchurch Middle School this school | 267 | 62.9% | 44.1% |
| James L Germany Middle School DEKALB | 270 | 62.2% | 41.8% |
| Kountze Middle School KOUNTZE | 230 | 59.1% | 43.9% |
| Hemphill Middle School HEMPHILL | 219 | 65.8% | 51.0% |
| Arp Junior High School ARP | 245 | 57.6% | 33.7% |
| Lincoln Junior High School COLDSPRING | 323 | 68.4% | 22.3% |
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 Morris Upchurch Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #743 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #870 of 1,670 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,288 of 1,670 ▼ 279 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #1,444 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #67 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #1,020 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #880 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #399 of 942 |
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
267
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 267 | 24.3 | 11.0:1 | 63% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 28.2 | 9.4:1 | 62% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 27.7 | 9.9:1 | 61% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 57% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 27.2 | 12.0:1 | 54% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 53% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 56% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 33 | 10.9:1 | 49% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 41 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Upchurch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (326 to 267); teachers down 11% (27.2 to 24.3).
About Morris Upchurch Middle School
Morris Upchurch Middle School is a small middle-grades school in QUEEN CITY, Texas, (ZIP code 75572). The school reports 267 students in grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 58% smaller than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
QUEEN CITY ISD includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 867 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Morris Upchurch Middle School are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1 at Morris Upchurch Middle School, with 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 11.0:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 63% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Morris Upchurch Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Morris Upchurch Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 46.8%. Morris Upchurch Middle School scores 44.1%, 2.7 points below that line.
Across Cass County, the median household income is $53,813, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cass County has 19 public schools and roughly 5,268 students.
The next-closest public school is Queen City High School, about 0.6 miles away. Morris Upchurch Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Morris Upchurch Middle School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.1% against a local average of 50.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Morris Upchurch Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (261) and 2024-25 (267).
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,568
Census ACS
Median income
$53,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUEEN CITY ISD
- J K Hileman Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Queen City High SchoolHigh · 259 students
Other schools in QUEEN CITY
- J K Hileman Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Queen City High SchoolHigh · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Queen City High School0.6 mi · 259
- J K Hileman Elementary School0.8 mi · 341
- Atlanta High School1.7 mi · 511
- Atlanta Primary School1.9 mi · 544
- Atlanta Elementary School1.9 mi · 447
- Atlanta Middle School3.2 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Upchurch Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morris Upchurch Middle School?
Morris Upchurch Middle School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Morris Upchurch Middle School serve?
Morris Upchurch Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Morris Upchurch Middle School have?
Morris Upchurch Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is Morris Upchurch Middle School?
Morris Upchurch Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 3% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Morris Upchurch Middle School public or private?
Morris Upchurch Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by QUEEN CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.