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Enrollment
885
Middle
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND PRAIRIE ISD·NCES 482142010592
Ronald W Reagan Middle School
4616 E BARDIN RD, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052 · (972) 522-7300 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
498 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 274 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 W Reagan Middle School
Ronald W Reagan Middle School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald W Reagan Middle School this school | 885 | 56.3% | 44.7% |
| Stockdick Junior High School KATY | 1,103 | 63.0% | 53.5% |
| Frankford Middle School DALLAS | 839 | 53.3% | 42.0% |
| Pershing Middle School HOUSTON | 1,141 | 58.7% | 50.5% |
| Atascocita Middle School HUMBLE | 986 | 56.8% | 41.6% |
| Tanglewood Middle School HOUSTON | 836 | 65.0% | 40.7% |
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 W Reagan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #710 of 1,635 | #23 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #804 of 1,670 ▼ 82 | #51 of 123 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #848 of 1,670 ▼ 133 | #37 of 123 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #175 of 1,570 | #28 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #429 of 1,749 | #25 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,039 of 1,542 | #84 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #328 of 1,543 | #18 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #1,023 of 1,648 | #109 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #900 of 942 | #79 of 80 |
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
885
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 749
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 885 | 56.3 | 15.7:1 | 56% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 927 | 52.9 | 17.5:1 | 58% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 922 | 52.6 | 17.5:1 | 53% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 47% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 56 | 16.0:1 | 43% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 53 | 16.7:1 | 44% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 32% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald W Reagan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (896 to 885); teachers unchanged (56 to 56.3).
About Ronald W Reagan Middle School
Ronald W Reagan Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The school counts 885 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD enrolls 27,240 students in 40 schools, including Ronald W Reagan Middle School.
The most common group at Ronald W Reagan Middle School is Hispanic students, at 49%. Enrollment also includes 30% Black, 11% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Ronald W Reagan Middle School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 56.3 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Ronald W Reagan Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Texas, Ronald W Reagan Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.7% actual against a predicted 49.7%.
Federal survey data for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
The nearest public school is Colin Powell Elementary School, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Ronald W Reagan Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Ronald W Reagan Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 30 students since 2020-21, to 885.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts AcademyHigh · 877 students
- Garner Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 817 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Colin Powell Elementary School0.9 mi · 628
- Garner Fine Arts Academy0.9 mi · 817
- Harmony School of Innovation - Grand Prairie1.2 mi · 516
- Florence Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 486
- Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary School1.3 mi · 453
- Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas1.6 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald W Reagan Middle SchoolHow large is Ronald W Reagan Middle School?
Ronald W Reagan Middle School enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ronald W Reagan Middle School serve?
Ronald W Reagan Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ronald W Reagan Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Ronald W Reagan Middle School.
How diverse is Ronald W Reagan Middle School?
Ronald W Reagan Middle School reports a student body of 11% White, 49% Hispanic, 30% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ronald W Reagan Middle School?
Ronald W Reagan Middle School is overseen by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.