REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE

REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE is a junior high of tiny scale in BIG LAKE, Texas, part of REAGAN COUNTY ISD, serveing 178 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in REAGAN COUNTY ISD (855 students total), REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 12% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Reagan County) shows that median household earnings sit near $57,813, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE is one of 3 public schools in Reagan County (combined enrollment of about 855 students).

The closest other public school is REAGAN COUNTY EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 191 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 81% to 87% over that span.

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