PETERSON MIDDLE

Located at 3175 LOOP 534, in KERRVILLE, Texas, PETERSON MIDDLE is a sizable junior high that serves 1,001 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within KERRVILLE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so PETERSON MIDDLE sits 56% larger than that benchmark.

KERRVILLE ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,600 students; PETERSON MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, PETERSON MIDDLE lists that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 45% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting PETERSON MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, PETERSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 47.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Kerr County shows median household earnings sit near $69,395, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Kerr County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,808 students), PETERSON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TIVY H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around PETERSON MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PETERSON MIDDLE at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. PETERSON MIDDLE's enrollment has expanded 32% since 2018, when it stood at 757 (now 1,001).

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