Enrollment
133
Middle
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE LEON ISD·NCES 481644021193
Perkins Middle School
600 JOHNSON ST, DE LEON, TX 76444 · (254) 893-8230 · Comanche County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
10.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
64 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 6 | 48 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Perkins Middle School→De Leon High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DE LEON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +69.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 69 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 46.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 39.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Perkins Middle School
Perkins Middle School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Middle School this school | 133 | 48.1% | 60.4% |
| Olney Junior High School OLNEY | 139 | 51.8% | 61.0% |
| Goldthwaite Middle School GOLDTHWAITE | 111 | 48.6% | 67.3% |
| Thorndale Middle School THORNDALE | 157 | 53.5% | 48.3% |
| Valley Mills Junior High School VALLEY MILLS | 137 | 47.4% | 36.0% |
| Gruver Junior High School GRUVER | 115 | 44.3% | 75.1% |
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 Perkins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #239 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #333 of 1,670 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #139 of 1,670 ▲ 130 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #353 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #1,640 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #1,186 of 1,648 |
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
133
-41 (-24%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 133 | 13.1 | 10.2:1 | 48% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 14.2 | 9.0:1 | 58% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 14.9 | 10.3:1 | 60% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 58% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 57% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 55% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 7 | 15.1:1 | 64% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | 49% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perkins Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (188 to 133); teachers down 7% (14 to 13.1).
About Perkins Middle School
Perkins Middle School is a very small middle school in DE LEON, Texas, (ZIP code 76444). It teaches 133 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 79% lower.
Perkins Middle School is one of 3 schools in DE LEON ISD, which enrolls 654 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Perkins Middle School, about 63 are White. It is also 33% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Perkins Middle School scores 49%.
Perkins Middle School lists 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 4.2 students per teacher. About 48% of students at Perkins Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 57% average for public schools in Comanche County.
Perkins Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Texas public middle schools.
Perkins Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.4% is 7.3 points above the 53.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Comanche County, home to about 13,950 people, the median household earns about $59,635 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Comanche County number 9, with about 2,274 students.
Among nearby public schools, De Leon High School is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Perkins Middle School. On state test proficiency, Perkins Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 133, from 174 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 10.2:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Perkins Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,950
Census ACS
Median income
$59,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DE LEON ISD
- De Leon Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- De Leon High SchoolHigh · 182 students
Other schools in DE LEON
- De Leon Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- De Leon High SchoolHigh · 182 students
Other Perkins Middle schools
One other US public school is named Perkins Middle. Perkins Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Perkins Middle SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 480 students
Nearby schools
- De Leon High School0.1 mi · 182
- De Leon Elementary School0.9 mi · 339
- Gorman High School10.3 mi · 87
- Maxfield Elementary School10.3 mi · 108
- Gorman Middle School10.3 mi · 47
- Dublin Elementary School12.1 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Perkins Middle SchoolHow large is Perkins Middle School?
Perkins Middle School enrolls approximately 133 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Perkins Middle School serve?
Perkins Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Perkins Middle School have?
Perkins Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Perkins Middle School?
Student demographics at Perkins Middle School are roughly 63% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Perkins Middle School in?
Perkins Middle School is part of DE LEON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.