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Rayburn Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 218 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 31% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 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 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 18.0% | 35.0% | 44.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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%.
Where Rayburn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,437 of 1,635 | #60 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,613 of 1,670 | #74 of 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,458 of 1,670 | #63 of 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #183 of 1,570 | #13 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #926 of 1,749 | #56 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #122 of 1,542 | #3 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #1,286 of 1,543 | #51 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #413 of 1,648 | #34 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #83 of 942 | #14 of 60 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 600 | 51.4 | 11.7:1 | 84% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 53.7 | 12.0:1 | 83% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 55.3 | 12.8:1 | 85% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 65 | 13.1:1 | 83% (707) |
| 2017-18 | 929 | 68.3 | 13.6:1 | 79% (735) |
| 2015-16 | 976 | 74 | 13.2:1 | 82% (804) |
| 2010-11 | 939 | 65 | 14.4:1 | 83% (779) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 80% (629) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 49 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
About Rayburn Middle School
Rayburn Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in NORTHSIDE ISD, located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 600 students in grades 6 through 8.
NORTHSIDE ISD has 100,435 students in 128 schools, and Rayburn Middle School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Rayburn Middle School, 88%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black and 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 60%. By the diversity index, Rayburn Middle School comes in at 22%.
The teaching staff at Rayburn Middle School is 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. About 84% of students, or 504, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
The model predicts 37.8% for a school in Texas with Rayburn Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Rayburn Middle School posts 28.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that median household income is about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 638 public schools operate in Bexar County, serving about 368,487 students.
Of nearby public schools, Allen Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Rayburn Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rayburn Middle School went from 853 students to 600. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.1:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
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