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Scurry-Rosser Middle School

10729 S STATE HWY 34, SCURRY, TX 75158 · (972) 452-8823 · Kaufman County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
157 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 46216%
Grade 57319%
Grade 67319%
Grade 79224%
Grade 88121%
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%
White
25467%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
10026%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
123%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18448%
Female
19752%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Scurry-Rosser Middle School→Scurry-Rosser High School
Feeds from
Scurry-Rosser Elementary SchoolPK–03
Based on grade levels within SCURRY-ROSSER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020

What 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading24.0%31.0%25.0%20.0%
Mathematics15.0%33.0%33.0%19.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2655.0%48.0%
2024-2556.0%47.0%
2023-2455.0%50.0%
2022-2343.0%52.0%
2021-2243.0%50.0%
2020-2137.0%46.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Scurry-Rosser Middle School this school38141.2%48.6%
Gatesville Junior High School
GATESVILLE
39443.7%44.2%
Clyde Junior High School
CLYDE
31442.7%53.0%
Robinson Junior High School
ROBINSON
38342.6%51.3%
S and S Cons Middle School
SADLER
29837.6%43.1%
Franklin Middle School
FRANKLIN
42840.2%69.7%
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 Scurry-Rosser Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn 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 942N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
381
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
+134% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538130.912.3:141% (157)
2023-2440432.312.5:153% (216)
2022-2340731.313.0:150% (202)
2020-214393114.2:141% (178)
2017-1838730.712.6:136% (138)
2015-163732813.3:143% (162)
2010-113112214.1:141% (128)
2000-011861512.4:119% (36)
1990-911631016.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scurry-Rosser Middle School.

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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Kaufman County at a glance

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Population
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students

Quick facts

School name
Scurry-Rosser Middle School
District
SCURRY-ROSSER ISD
Address
10729 S STATE HWY 34, SCURRY, TX 75158
Phone
(972) 452-8823
County
Kaufman County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–08
Total enrollment
381
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
157 (41%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483957006174
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Scurry-Rosser Middle School
How large is Scurry-Rosser Middle School?
Scurry-Rosser Middle School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Scurry-Rosser Middle School serve?
Scurry-Rosser Middle School serves grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Scurry-Rosser Middle School have?
Scurry-Rosser Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Scurry-Rosser Middle School?
Student demographics at Scurry-Rosser Middle School are roughly 67% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Scurry-Rosser Middle School?
Scurry-Rosser Middle School is overseen by SCURRY-ROSSER ISD in Kaufman County.
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