PINE VALLEY MIDDLE

PINE VALLEY MIDDLE is a middle school of medium-sized scale in PORTER, Texas, operated by NEW CANEY ISD, enrolling 741 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within NEW CANEY ISD, which oversees 20 schools and 19,420 students, PINE VALLEY MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PINE VALLEY MIDDLE records that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 26% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PINE VALLEY MIDDLE has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PINE VALLEY MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 38.2%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Around the school, Montgomery County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,701, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. PINE VALLEY MIDDLE is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students).

Nearest neighbor: VALLEY RANCH EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PINE VALLEY MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.1%.

PINE VALLEY MIDDLE operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 795 students in 2018 compared to 741 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 26% across the same window.

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