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How has NEW MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
670
Middle
DISTRICT 840 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039006449
New Middle School
3700 S BELTLINE RD, MESQUITE, TX 75181 · (972) 882-5600 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Texas public middle schools
- C+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.
- FThree-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
12.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
585 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 34% |
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 18.0% | 34.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 New Middle School
New Middle School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Middle School this school | 670 | 87.3% | 39.0% |
| Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 542 | 88.9% | 30.7% |
| Vanston Middle School MESQUITE | 728 | 84.5% | 36.4% |
| Horace Mann Junior High School BAYTOWN | 765 | 84.6% | 31.4% |
| Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy DALLAS | 808 | 90.8% | 40.0% |
| Delay Middle School LEWISVILLE | 598 | 89.5% | 22.2% |
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 New Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #986 of 1,635 | #46 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,563 of 1,670 ▼ 767 | #115 of 123 ▼ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,515 of 1,670 ▼ 236 | #103 of 123 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #21 of 1,570 | #4 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #809 of 1,749 | #57 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #222 of 1,542 | #9 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #1,113 of 1,543 | #82 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #335 of 1,648 | #55 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #173 of 942 | #30 of 80 |
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
670
-154 (-19%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 670 | 54.3 | 12.3:1 | 87% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 55 | 12.5:1 | 92% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 55.9 | 13.1:1 | 89% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 59 | 14.0:1 | 86% (708) |
| 2017-18 | 926 | 59.7 | 15.5:1 | 86% (793) |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 91% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 963 | 71 | 13.6:1 | 81% (781) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 50% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 875 | 39 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (926 to 670); teachers down 9% (59.7 to 54.3).
About New Middle School
New Middle School sits in MESQUITE, Texas, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 670 students on the rolls.
The district for New Middle School is MESQUITE ISD, with 51 schools and 37,930 students.
The student body at New Middle School is 76% Hispanic. It is also 16% Black and 5% White. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at New Middle School are from different groups.
New Middle School has 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 87% at New Middle School. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
New Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.4% at New Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%.
The county, Dallas County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hodges Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from New Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, New Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
New Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 19%, from 824 to 670. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.0 to 12.3 over 4 years.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Nearby schools
- Hodges Elementary School0.4 mi · 570
- Gray Elementary School0.5 mi · 409
- Mackey Elementary School0.7 mi · 478
- Vroonland - Vanguard High School1.0 mi · 1,605
- Gentry Elementary School1.5 mi · 607
- Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School1.8 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About New Middle SchoolHow many students attend New Middle School?
New Middle School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades 06-08.
Is New Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does New Middle School have?
New Middle School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at New Middle School?
Student demographics at New Middle School are roughly 5% White, 76% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees New Middle School?
New Middle School is overseen by MESQUITE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.