Enrollment
65
Middle
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANGER ISD·NCES 483648008537
Ranger Middle School
1842 LOOP 254 E, RANGER, TX 76470 · (254) 647-3216 · Eastland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
49 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 20 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 42% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Ranger Middle School→Ranger High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RANGER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 14.0% | 25.0% | 61.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 Ranger Middle School
Ranger Middle School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Middle School this school | 65 | 75.4% | 27.7% |
| Hull-Daisetta Junior High School DAISETTA | 58 | 69.0% | 20.4% |
| Travis Middle School QUANAH | 95 | 78.9% | 34.5% |
| Milano Junior High School MILANO | 88 | 62.5% | 52.7% |
| Rivercrest Junior High School BOGATA | 149 | 73.2% | 46.1% |
| Haskell Junior High School HASKELL | 111 | 68.5% | 47.9% |
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 Ranger Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #1,705 of 1,749 |
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
65
-8 (-11%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 65 | 4.7 | 13.8:1 | 75% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 7.5 | 10.4:1 | 83% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 5.2 | 13.4:1 | 78% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 9 | 8.1:1 | 78% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 8.5 | 9.9:1 | 66% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 103 | 7 | 14.7:1 | 76% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 | 77% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranger Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (85 to 65); teachers down 45% (8.5 to 4.7).
About Ranger Middle School
Located in RANGER, Texas, Ranger Middle School is a very small middle school. It teaches 65 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 90% lower.
RANGER ISD oversees Ranger Middle School and 2 other schools, with 288 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Ranger Middle School is White: 75%. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic and 3% Native American. The diversity index for Ranger Middle School is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Ranger Middle School comes to 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. Ranger Middle School counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 58% average for public schools in Eastland County is 17 points.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 41.5% for Ranger Middle School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 27.7%. The 13.8-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Eastland County, home to about 18,011 people, median household income comes to about $53,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Eastland County's 16 public schools enroll about 2,515 students and include Ranger Middle School.
Ranger Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Ranger Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 27.7% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Ranger Middle School enrolled 73 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 65. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 8.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Ranger Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Eastland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,011
Census ACS
Median income
$53,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,515 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RANGER ISD
- Ranger Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
- Ranger High SchoolHigh · 72 students
Other schools in RANGER
- Ranger Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
- Ranger High SchoolHigh · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Ranger Elementary School0.0 mi · 151
- Ranger High School0.0 mi · 72
- Strawn School10.5 mi · 172
- Eastland High School11.4 mi · 280
- Eastland Middle School11.4 mi · 197
- Siebert Elementary School11.7 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Ranger Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ranger Middle School?
Ranger Middle School enrolls approximately 65 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ranger Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ranger Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ranger Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ranger Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ranger Middle School?
At Ranger Middle School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 22% Hispanic.
Is Ranger Middle School public or private?
Ranger Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RANGER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.