Enrollment
426
Middle
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANGER ISD·NCES 483918004469
Sanger Middle School
105 N BERRY, SANGER, TX 76266 · (940) 458-7916 · Denton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
182 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 7 | 202 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 53% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SANGER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Sanger Middle School
Sanger Middle School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanger Middle School this school | 426 | 42.7% | 49.0% |
| Robinson Junior High School ROBINSON | 383 | 42.6% | 51.3% |
| Smithville Junior High School SMITHVILLE | 416 | 44.5% | 36.7% |
| Ponder Junior High School PONDER | 389 | 43.7% | 45.7% |
| Krum Middle School KRUM | 569 | 39.7% | 43.7% |
| Henderson Junior High School STEPHENVILLE | 544 | 45.4% | 54.7% |
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 Sanger Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #537 of 1,635 | #23 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #944 of 1,670 ▼ 479 | #29 of 47 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #580 of 1,670 ▼ 153 | #28 of 47 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #391 of 1,570 | #6 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #1,217 of 1,749 | #43 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,320 of 1,542 | #43 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #604 of 1,543 | #38 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #1,270 of 1,648 | #20 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #328 of 437 | #16 of 17 |
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
426
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 426 | 24.9 | 17.1:1 | 43% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 31.3 | 12.9:1 | 47% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 31.3 | 12.4:1 | 48% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 38% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 27.5 | 14.7:1 | 40% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 45% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 42% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 19% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanger Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (405 to 426); teachers down 10% (27.5 to 24.9).
About Sanger Middle School
Sanger Middle School is a middle school located in SANGER, Texas, in Denton County. The school serves 426 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
SANGER ISD enrolls 2,880 students, and its 7 schools include Sanger Middle School.
White students make up a majority at Sanger Middle School, at 54%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, Denton County is about 57% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Sanger Middle School counts 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.7 above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 43% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Denton County is 35%.
In Texas, Sanger Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.0% actual against a predicted 55.4%.
In the county around the school, Denton County, the median household income is $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 267 public schools in Denton County, enrolling about 175,222 students in all.
The closest public school, Linda Tutt High School, is about 0.3 miles from Sanger Middle School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sanger Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 438 in 2020-21 to 426 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 17.1:1.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANGER ISD
- Sanger High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Sanger Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 213 students
- Linda Tutt High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Other schools in SANGER
- Sanger High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Sanger Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 213 students
- Linda Tutt High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Linda Tutt High School0.3 mi · 21
- Chisholm Trail Elementary School0.4 mi · 292
- Sanger Sixth Grade Campus0.6 mi · 213
- Clear Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 598
- Sanger High School1.5 mi · 827
- Butterfield Elementary School1.5 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Sanger Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sanger Middle School?
Sanger Middle School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Sanger Middle School serve?
Sanger Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sanger Middle School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Sanger Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Sanger Middle School?
Student demographics at Sanger Middle School are roughly 54% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sanger Middle School?
Sanger Middle School is overseen by SANGER ISD in Denton County.
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