SALADO MIDDLE

SALADO MIDDLE is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle-grades schools in SALADO, Texas, run under SALADO ISD, with 587 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in SALADO ISD (2,429 students total), SALADO MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SALADO MIDDLE lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, SALADO MIDDLE records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting SALADO MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Bell County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SALADO MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 65.3%; actual is 50.3%, a gap of -15.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bell County put median household earnings sit near $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which SALADO MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is SALADO H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SALADO MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.2%.

SALADO MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SALADO MIDDLE has grew 117%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 587 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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