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Raymond Mays Middle School

915 W MAIN, TROY, TX 76579 · (254) 938-2543 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Enrollment
408
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
215 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 612430%
Grade 715037%
Grade 813433%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
22856%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
14536%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
113%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
215%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
19748%
Female
21152%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Raymond Mays Middle School→Troy High School
Feeds from
Troy Elementary School03–05
Based on grade levels within TROY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading28.0%23.0%23.0%26.0%
Mathematics12.0%29.0%36.0%23.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2651.0%41.0%
2024-2558.0%49.0%
2023-2458.0%45.0%
2022-2358.0%35.0%
2021-2236.0%23.0%
2020-2117.0%13.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →

Where Raymond Mays Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bell County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#506 of 1,635#5 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#908 of 1,670#10 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#1,018 of 1,670#14 of 23
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.5pp#227 of 1,570#3 of 21
Enrollment
ranked largest first
408#1,248 of 1,749#21 of 25
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#724 of 1,542#8 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.8%#670 of 1,543#20 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.7%#1,092 of 1,648#13 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.3%#181 of 437#4 of 8
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
408
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540828.214.4:153% (215)
2023-2440427.614.6:156% (225)
2022-2338227.314.0:152% (199)
2020-213762316.4:145% (171)
2017-1835423.315.2:147% (168)
2015-163212214.6:153% (170)
2010-113032213.8:142% (128)
2000-014162814.9:137% (154)
1990-914382716.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond Mays Middle School.

About Raymond Mays Middle School

Raymond Mays Middle School is a small middle school in TROY, Texas. It reports enrollment of 408 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 37% below the average for middle schools in Texas.

Raymond Mays Middle School falls under TROY ISD, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,732 students.

Federal enrollment data show Raymond Mays Middle School is 56% White. Next come 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.

Classroom staffing at Raymond Mays Middle School totals 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Raymond Mays Middle School is about 53%.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Raymond Mays Middle School is -1.2 points: 50.0% actual, 51.2% predicted.

In Bell County, the median household earns about $68,865 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bell County has 130 public schools with about 71,041 students, including Raymond Mays Middle School.

The closest school to Raymond Mays Middle School is Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Raymond Mays Middle School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Raymond Mays Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 408, compared with 376 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.4:1, from 16.4:1.

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Bell County at a glance

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Population
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students

Quick facts

School name
Raymond Mays Middle School
District
TROY ISD
Address
915 W MAIN, TROY, TX 76579
Phone
(254) 938-2543
County
Bell County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
408
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
215 (53%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
484326006179
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Raymond Mays Middle School
How large is Raymond Mays Middle School?
Raymond Mays Middle School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Raymond Mays Middle School serve?
Raymond Mays Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Raymond Mays Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Raymond Mays Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Raymond Mays Middle School?
At Raymond Mays Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Raymond Mays Middle School?
Raymond Mays Middle School is overseen by TROY ISD in Bell County.
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