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Scurry-Rosser Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 21% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 46.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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%.
Schools most like Scurry-Rosser Middle School
Scurry-Rosser Middle School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scurry-Rosser Middle School this school | 381 | 41.2% | 48.6% |
| Gatesville Junior High School GATESVILLE | 394 | 43.7% | 44.2% |
| Clyde Junior High School CLYDE | 314 | 42.7% | 53.0% |
| Robinson Junior High School ROBINSON | 383 | 42.6% | 51.3% |
| S and S Cons Middle School SADLER | 298 | 37.6% | 43.1% |
| Franklin Middle School FRANKLIN | 428 | 40.2% | 69.7% |
Where Scurry-Rosser Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #551 of 1,635 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #625 of 1,670 ▼ 8 | #4 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #818 of 1,670 ▼ 95 | #4 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,162 of 1,570 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #1,298 of 1,749 | #15 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #225 of 1,542 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #943 of 1,543 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #1,307 of 1,648 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #894 of 942 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 381 | 30.9 | 12.3:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 32.3 | 12.5:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 31.3 | 13.0:1 | 50% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 41% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 30.7 | 12.6:1 | 36% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 43% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 41% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | 19% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (387 to 381); teachers unchanged (30.7 to 30.9).
About Scurry-Rosser Middle School
Among the schools in SCURRY, Texas, is Scurry-Rosser Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Classes run from 4 through 8, and the school has 381 students. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
SCURRY-ROSSER ISD (3 schools, 1,032 students) runs Scurry-Rosser Middle School.
At 67%, White students outnumber all other groups at Scurry-Rosser Middle School combined. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Kaufman County residents are about 54% White. Scurry-Rosser Middle School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 41% in 2024-25. It compares with 59% for public schools in Kaufman County.
Scurry-Rosser Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (48.6%) and its predicted rate (56.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Among Kaufman County residents, median household income is about $89,485, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 65 public schools in Kaufman County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,319.
Of nearby public schools, Scurry-Rosser High School is the closest, at about 1.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Scurry-Rosser Middle School is ahead of the 47.8% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Scurry-Rosser Middle School as Rural: Distant.
Scurry-Rosser Middle School had 439 students in 2020-21 and 381 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.2:1 to 12.3:1.
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