SABINE MIDDLE

SABINE MIDDLE is one of the compact intermediate schools in GLADEWATER, Texas, overseen by SABINE ISD, with 266 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

SABINE MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by SABINE ISD, a district that serves 1,583 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SABINE MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Gregg County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, SABINE MIDDLE shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at SABINE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Gregg County's rate of about 68%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SABINE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.2%; this one delivers 48.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Gregg County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,550 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Gregg County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), SABINE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SABINE H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SABINE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SABINE MIDDLE at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 341 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SABINE MIDDLE community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.