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What's the most underrated thing about PERRY MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
825
Middle
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305000804
PERRY MIDDLE
1709 E BELT LINE RD, CARROLLTON, TX 75006 · (972) 968-4400 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL825 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
598 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
825
-205 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.7:1
% White
7%
was 7%
% Hispanic
78%
was 80%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
10%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PERRY MIDDLE
As a reasonably sized middle school in CARROLLTON, Texas, PERRY MIDDLE educates 825 students from grades 6 through 8, run under CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.
Within CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, which oversees 39 schools and 24,165 students, PERRY MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
Demographically, PERRY MIDDLE records that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 10% Asian, 7% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, PERRY MIDDLE records 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PERRY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 51.2%.
Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), PERRY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HUIE SPECIAL EDUC CTR, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERRY MIDDLE at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 39.7%.
PERRY MIDDLE operates from a commuter-belt location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 1,030 students in 2018 compared to 825 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- TURNER H SHigh · 2,035 students
- SMITH H SHigh · 1,971 students
- CREEKVIEW H SHigh · 1,686 students
- POLK MIDDLEMiddle · 974 students
- BLALACK MIDDLEMiddle · 931 students
- RANCHVIEW H SHigh · 899 students
Other schools in CARROLLTON
- HEBRON H SHigh · 3,668 students
- TURNER H SHigh · 2,035 students
- SMITH H SHigh · 1,971 students
- CREEKVIEW H SHigh · 1,686 students
- POLK MIDDLEMiddle · 974 students
- ARBOR CREEK MIDDLEMiddle · 940 students
Nearby schools
- HUIE SPECIAL EDUC CTR0.2 mi · 111
- CARROLLTON EL0.2 mi · 505
- TURNER H S0.6 mi · 2,035
- CENTRAL EL0.7 mi · 455
- TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH0.9 mi · 214
- POLK MIDDLE1.2 mi · 974
Frequently asked questions
About PERRY MIDDLEHow many students attend PERRY MIDDLE?
PERRY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 825 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PERRY MIDDLE serve?
PERRY MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PERRY MIDDLE have?
PERRY MIDDLE employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is PERRY MIDDLE?
PERRY MIDDLE reports a student body of 7% White, 78% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PERRY MIDDLE in?
PERRY MIDDLE is part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.