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What's one thing SALADO MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
587
Middle
DISTRICT 810 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALADO ISD·NCES 483858012125
Salado Middle School
1169 WILLIAMS RD, SALADO, TX 76571 · (254) 947-6930 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test 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.
- A+Three-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
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
115 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 182 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 38% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Salado Middle School→Salado High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SALADO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 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 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Salado Middle School
Salado Middle School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salado Middle School this school | 587 | 19.6% | 53.7% |
| Danforth Junior High School WIMBERLEY | 639 | 22.2% | 61.3% |
| Canyon Junior High School CANYON | 555 | 24.0% | 58.1% |
| Wylie East Junior High School ABILENE | 540 | 24.1% | 58.2% |
| Douglas Benold Middle School GEORGETOWN | 720 | 21.3% | 56.4% |
| Van Alstyne Middle School VAN ALSTYNE | 433 | 22.6% | 57.1% |
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 Salado Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #384 of 1,635 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #538 of 1,670 ▼ 169 | #4 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #483 of 1,670 ▼ 129 | #5 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +38.5pp | #21 of 1,570 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #952 of 1,749 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,137 of 1,542 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #960 of 1,543 | #22 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #1,562 of 1,648 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +117.4% | #7 of 437 | #1 of 8 |
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
587
+101 (+21%) vs 2020
+194% since 2010-11, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 587 | 36.5 | 16.1:1 | 20% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 35.5 | 16.6:1 | 25% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 34.6 | 17.1:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 26% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 19.3 | 14.0:1 | 20% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 24% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salado Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 117% (270 to 587); teachers up 89% (19.3 to 36.5).
About Salado Middle School
Salado Middle School, located in SALADO, Texas, is a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment totals 587 students across grades 6 through 8.
In SALADO ISD, 3 schools enroll a combined 2,429 students.
Of every 100 students at Salado Middle School, about 67 are White. The school is also 26% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Bell County's residents are about 49% White, 18 points below the school's share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. The school has 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Federal data show 20% of students (115) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Bell County is 37 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Salado Middle School lands at B, ahead of 60% of Texas public middle schools.
Salado Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.7% and a predicted 65.3%.
In Bell County, home to about 386,897 people, the median household earns about $68,865 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Salado Middle School shares Bell County with 129 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Salado High School is about 0.5 miles from Salado Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 53.7% is above the 37.6% average for nearby schools.
Salado Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 101 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SALADO ISD
- Thomas Arnold Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,073 students
- Salado High SchoolHigh · 769 students
- Bell Co JJAEPElementary
- Salado Esy Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in SALADO
- Thomas Arnold Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,073 students
- Salado High SchoolHigh · 769 students
- Salado Esy Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Salado High School0.5 mi · 769
- Thomas Arnold Elementary School0.8 mi · 1,073
- Cedar Crest5.7 mi · 75
- Chisholm Trail Elementary School7.1 mi · 766
- Hubbard Branch Elementary School7.3 mi · 514
- South Belton Middle School7.4 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Salado Middle SchoolHow many students attend Salado Middle School?
Salado Middle School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Salado Middle School serve?
Salado Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Salado Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Salado Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salado Middle School?
At Salado Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Salado Middle School in?
Salado Middle School is part of SALADO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.