Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REAGAN COUNTY ISD·NCES 483657004102
Reagan County Middle School
500 N PENNSYLVANIA AVE, BIG LAKE, TX 76932 · (325) 884-3705 · Reagan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
119 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 70 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 29% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Reagan County Middle School→Reagan County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within REAGAN COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 6.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Reagan County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #965 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,447 of 1,670 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,334 of 1,670 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,082 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #1,575 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #789 of 1,648 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
178
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 178 | 18.8 | 9.5:1 | 67% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 18.4 | 8.3:1 | 69% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 19.1 | 7.9:1 | 63% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 19 | 9.6:1 | 66% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 20 | 9.6:1 | 66% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 54% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 61% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 43% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 17 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reagan County Middle School.
About Reagan County Middle School
Reagan County Middle School is a small middle-grades school. Its address is in BIG LAKE, Texas. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 178 students. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 72% smaller than average.
REAGAN COUNTY ISD is the local district for Reagan County Middle School. It runs 3 schools with 855 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Reagan County Middle School, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 12% White. That compares with about 69% Hispanic among all Reagan County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Reagan County Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
The count of teachers at Reagan County Middle School is 18.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. Around 67% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Reagan County Middle School is 5.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (39.4% versus 45.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, Reagan County, median household income is about $57,813, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 3 public schools operate in Reagan County, serving about 855 students.
The nearest other public school, Reagan County Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Reagan County Middle School. On state test proficiency, Reagan County Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 182 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 178.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Reagan County Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Reagan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,232
Census ACS
Median income
$57,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in REAGAN COUNTY ISD
- Reagan County Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Reagan County High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Other schools in BIG LAKE
- Reagan County Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Reagan County High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Reagan County Elementary School0.3 mi · 448
- Reagan County High School0.6 mi · 229
- Rankin School28.8 mi · 301
- Iraan High School32.8 mi · 112
- Iraan Junior High School32.8 mi · 78
- Iraan Elementary School32.8 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Reagan County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Reagan County Middle School?
Reagan County Middle School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Reagan County Middle School serve?
Reagan County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reagan County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reagan County Middle School is approximately 9.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reagan County Middle School?
At Reagan County Middle School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Reagan County Middle School public or private?
Reagan County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by REAGAN COUNTY ISD.
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