RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE

RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE, an intimate middle school in TROY, Texas, run under TROY ISD, educates 408 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE sits 37% below that benchmark.

TROY ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,732 students; RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bell County put median household earnings sit near $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).

EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 15%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 68% to 56% over that span.

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