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Enrollment
831
Middle
DISTRICT 850 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERMAN ISD·NCES 484008004549
Piner Middle School
402 W PECAN, SHERMAN, TX 75090 · (903) 891-6470 · Grayson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
565 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 269 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 293 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Piner Middle School→Sherman High School
Based on grade levels within SHERMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Piner Middle School
Piner Middle School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piner Middle School this school | 831 | 68.0% | 37.2% |
| North Richland Middle School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 882 | 65.6% | 37.4% |
| Austin Middle School AMARILLO | 708 | 70.1% | 40.8% |
| Cryar Intermediate School CONROE | 779 | 63.8% | 46.8% |
| Bailey Junior High School ARLINGTON | 754 | 67.9% | 41.9% |
| Craig Middle School ABILENE | 771 | 69.0% | 38.8% |
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 Piner Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,082 of 1,635 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #875 of 1,670 ▲ 392 | #6 of 14 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #865 of 1,670 ▲ 303 | #9 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #738 of 1,570 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #512 of 1,749 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #236 of 1,542 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #252 of 1,543 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #763 of 1,648 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #345 of 942 | N/A |
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
831
-314 (-27%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 929
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 831 | 67 | 12.4:1 | 68% (565) |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 66.3 | 12.6:1 | 69% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 61.8 | 13.2:1 | 75% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 1,145 | 77 | 14.9:1 | 73% (832) |
| 2017-18 | 1,036 | 74.9 | 13.8:1 | 64% (660) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 67 | 14.7:1 | 64% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 63% (607) |
| 2000-01 | 874 | 61 | 14.3:1 | 40% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 929 | 50 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piner Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,036 to 831); teachers down 11% (74.9 to 67).
About Piner Middle School
Piner Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in SHERMAN, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 831 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
Federal data list 16 schools in SHERMAN ISD, with 7,788 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Piner Middle School, 44%, is Hispanic. Next come 34% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Grayson County residents. The diversity index for Piner Middle School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 67 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.4:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. Roughly 68% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Grayson County, the school's rate is higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Piner Middle School, the prediction is 44.6% and the result is 37.2%.
The school's county is Grayson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $72,182 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Piner Middle School shares Grayson County with 67 other public schools.
Washington Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Piner Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Piner Middle School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.2% against a local average of 33.4%.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 27% decline, from 1,145 to 831. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 12.4:1.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERMAN ISD
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Percy W Neblett Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other schools in SHERMAN
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Percy W Neblett Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 464
- Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 224
- Wakefield Elementary School0.9 mi · 324
- Henry W Sory Elementary School1.2 mi · 619
- Fairview Elementary School1.3 mi · 382
- Crutchfield Elementary School1.6 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Piner Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Piner Middle School?
Piner Middle School enrolls approximately 831 students in grades 06-08.
Is Piner Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Piner Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Piner Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Piner Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Piner Middle School?
Student demographics at Piner Middle School are roughly 34% White, 44% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Piner Middle School public or private?
Piner Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERMAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.