Enrollment
142
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POST ISD·NCES 483549004027
Post Middle School
200 W 6TH ST, POST, TX 79356 · (806) 495-2874 · Garza County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
9.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
89 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 36 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 38% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Post Middle School→Post High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within POST ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Post Middle School
Post Middle School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Middle School this school | 142 | 62.7% | 23.0% |
| Itasca Middle School ITASCA | 151 | 65.6% | 20.5% |
| Tahoka Middle School TAHOKA | 134 | 66.4% | 41.7% |
| Refugio Junior High School REFUGIO | 134 | 64.9% | 35.6% |
| George West Junior High School GEORGE WEST | 158 | 59.5% | 61.4% |
| Stratford Junior High School STRATFORD | 137 | 66.4% | 44.7% |
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 Post Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,557 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,373 of 1,670 ▲ 206 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,585 of 1,670 ▲ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #483 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #1,627 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #885 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
142
-70 (-33%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 142 | 14.6 | 9.7:1 | 63% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 13.5 | 11.3:1 | 68% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 66% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 73% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 18.3 | 8.9:1 | 66% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 20 | 8.9:1 | 58% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 22 | 7.4:1 | 67% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 53% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 16 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Post Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (163 to 142); teachers down 20% (18.3 to 14.6).
About Post Middle School
Post Middle School is a middle school in POST, Texas, and it is part of POST ISD. The school's enrollment of 142 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 78% lower than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
The POST ISD system has 3 schools and 686 students.
At 59%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Post Middle School combined. Smaller groups are 32% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 50% of Garza County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Post Middle School comes in at 54%.
The teaching staff at Post Middle School is 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. About 63% of students, or 89, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Garza County.
The allk12 Grade for Post Middle School is D. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Post Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 46.9%. Actual: 23.0%.
Garza County has about 5,118 residents, and median household income is about $46,314, about 10% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 6 public schools in Garza County, with a combined enrollment of about 841.
The closest public school to Post Middle School is Post Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 30.7%, higher than Post Middle School's 23.0%.
Post Middle School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The number of students declined from 212 to 142 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 12.5 in 2020-21 to 9.7 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Post Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Garza County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,118
Census ACS
Median income
$46,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POST ISD
- Post Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Post High SchoolHigh · 233 students
Other schools in POST
- Post Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Post High SchoolHigh · 233 students
- Garza County RjcHigh · 23 students
- Mullin Garza County RjcCombined
Other Post Middle schools
One other US public school is named Post Middle. Post Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Post Middle SchoolArlington, WA · 645 students
Nearby schools
- Post Elementary School0.2 mi · 311
- Post High School0.2 mi · 233
- Garza County Rjc1.0 mi · 23
- Southland School15.7 mi · 132
- Wilson School22.2 mi · 133
- Stephen F Austin Primary School22.7 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Post Middle SchoolHow many students attend Post Middle School?
Post Middle School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Post Middle School serve?
Post Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Post Middle School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Post Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Post Middle School?
Student demographics at Post Middle School are roughly 32% White, 59% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Post Middle School public or private?
Post Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by POST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.