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P E WALLACE MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About P E WALLACE MIDDLE
P E WALLACE MIDDLE is a moderately sized intermediate school in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, one of the schools within MOUNT PLEASANT ISD. The school serves 698 students in grades 5 through 6.
P E WALLACE MIDDLE is one of 9 schools operated by MOUNT PLEASANT ISD, a district that serves 5,153 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, P E WALLACE MIDDLE shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school records 15% White, 13% Black. By comparison, Titus County as a whole is about 45% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, P E WALLACE MIDDLE has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Titus County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), P E WALLACE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.0%; this one delivers 46.6%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Titus County indicate median household income runs about $58,425, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. P E WALLACE MIDDLE is one of 15 public schools in Titus County (combined enrollment of about 6,972 students).
The closest other public school is ANNIE SIMS EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts P E WALLACE MIDDLE at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. P E WALLACE MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 750 (now 698). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.
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Titus County at a glance
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