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What's something POTTSBORO MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTTSBORO ISD·NCES 483558008576
POTTSBORO MIDDLE
1401 KATY LN, POTTSBORO, TX 75076 · (903) 771-2982 · Grayson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
133 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
POTTSBORO MIDDLE→POTTSBORO H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within POTTSBORO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +63.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +47.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 63 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 47 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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
440
-17 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.1:1
% White
81%
was 86%
% Hispanic
10%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About POTTSBORO MIDDLE
POTTSBORO MIDDLE is a middle school of compact scale in POTTSBORO, Texas, part of POTTSBORO ISD, enrolling 440 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 643.
POTTSBORO ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,453 students; POTTSBORO MIDDLE is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, POTTSBORO MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, POTTSBORO MIDDLE records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POTTSBORO MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.7%, the actual is 52.8%, a residual of -7.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, Grayson County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,182, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which POTTSBORO MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: POTTSBORO EL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POTTSBORO MIDDLE has decreased 4%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 86% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 POTTSBORO ISD
- POTTSBORO ELElementary · 552 students
- POTTSBORO H SHigh · 460 students
- GRAYSON COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE AEPMiddle · 1 students
Other schools in POTTSBORO
- POTTSBORO ELElementary · 552 students
- POTTSBORO H SHigh · 460 students
Nearby schools
- POTTSBORO EL0.1 mi · 552
- POTTSBORO H S0.6 mi · 460
- GRAYSON COUNTY JJAEP - DENISON3.5 mi · 1
- JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR3.6 mi · 82
- PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER3.6 mi · 168
- GRAYSON COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE AEP3.7 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About POTTSBORO MIDDLEHow many students attend POTTSBORO MIDDLE?
POTTSBORO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 05-08.
Is POTTSBORO MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
POTTSBORO MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at POTTSBORO MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at POTTSBORO MIDDLE.
How diverse is POTTSBORO MIDDLE?
POTTSBORO MIDDLE reports a student body of 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees POTTSBORO MIDDLE?
POTTSBORO MIDDLE is overseen by POTTSBORO ISD in Grayson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.