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What's the most underrated thing about RONALD E MCNAIR MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
784
Middle
DISTRICT 778 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST ISD·NCES 484095004660
Ronald E McNair Middle School
11553 OLD PEARSALL RD, ATASCOSA, TX 78002 · (210) 622-4480 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
629 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 262 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 31% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Ronald E McNair Middle School
Ronald E McNair Middle School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald E McNair Middle School this school | 784 | 80.2% | 40.1% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School IRVING | 832 | 81.6% | 40.6% |
| Moreno Junior High School BEEVILLE | 682 | 81.2% | 33.9% |
| Coakley Middle School HARLINGEN | 687 | 82.8% | 33.4% |
| Horizon Middle School EL PASO | 677 | 81.7% | 31.4% |
| Ross Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 828 | 84.4% | 31.5% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ronald E McNair Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #938 of 1,635 | #31 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,031 of 1,670 ▼ 260 | #31 of 84 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #819 of 1,670 ▲ 247 | #26 of 84 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #829 of 1,570 | #29 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #589 of 1,749 | #37 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #564 of 1,542 | #22 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #1,301 of 1,543 | #55 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #511 of 1,648 | #39 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #273 of 437 | #4 of 11 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
784
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 784 | 56.4 | 13.9:1 | 80% (629) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 52.8 | 14.4:1 | 79% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 50.9 | 14.7:1 | 77% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 80% (606) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 51.9 | 14.1:1 | 75% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 1,216 | 77 | 15.8:1 | 78% (944) |
| 2010-11 | 928 | 60 | 15.5:1 | 82% (765) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 79% (551) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 55 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald E McNair Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (729 to 784); teachers up 9% (51.9 to 56.4).
About Ronald E McNair Middle School
Ronald E McNair Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in ATASCOSA, Texas. The latest federal count shows 784 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 22% larger than average.
Within SOUTHWEST ISD, Ronald E McNair Middle School is one of 18 schools. The district enrolls 14,833 students.
About 89% of the student body at Ronald E McNair Middle School is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White and 3% Black. In Bexar County overall, about 60% of residents are Hispanic. Ronald E McNair Middle School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ronald E McNair Middle School is 80%. For comparison, public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
Ronald E McNair Middle School scores 40.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that the median household income is $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Ronald E McNair Middle School is one of 638 public schools in the county.
Elm Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Ronald E McNair Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Ronald E McNair Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Ronald E McNair Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 784, a 4% gain from 754 in 2020-21.
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Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHWEST ISD
- Southwest High SchoolHigh · 2,363 students
- Southwest Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,250 students
- Elm Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Francis R Scobee Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Judith A Resnik Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
Nearby schools
- Elm Creek Elementary School0.1 mi · 805
- Southwest High School3.9 mi · 2,363
- Southwest Elementary School4.1 mi · 728
- Lytle Primary School5.3 mi · 342
- Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy5.4 mi · 128
- Somerset Elementary School5.4 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald E McNair Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ronald E McNair Middle School?
Ronald E McNair Middle School enrolls approximately 784 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ronald E McNair Middle School serve?
Ronald E McNair Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ronald E McNair Middle School have?
Ronald E McNair Middle School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Ronald E McNair Middle School?
Ronald E McNair Middle School reports a student body of 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ronald E McNair Middle School?
Ronald E McNair Middle School is overseen by SOUTHWEST ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.