STAMFORD MIDDLE

Located at 800 E REYNOLDS, in STAMFORD, Texas, STAMFORD MIDDLE is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus that instructs 118 students (grades 6 through 8), part of STAMFORD ISD. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

STAMFORD MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by STAMFORD ISD, a district that instructs 586 students overall.

Looking at the student body, STAMFORD MIDDLE reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 39% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at school resources, STAMFORD MIDDLE logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, STAMFORD MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 54.1%, a residual of +5.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jones County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,464, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. STAMFORD MIDDLE is one of 14 public schools in Jones County (combined enrollment of about 2,572 students).

The closest other public school is STAMFORD H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around STAMFORD MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STAMFORD MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.5%.

STAMFORD MIDDLE operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 165 students in 2018 compared to 118 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 50% across the same window.

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