Enrollment
251
Middle
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANTON ISD·NCES 484143004741
STANTON MIDDLE
200 GRAY ST, STANTON, TX 79782 · (432) 607-3700 · Martin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
123 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
STANTON MIDDLE→STANTON H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within STANTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
251
+23 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.4:1
% White
26%
was 27%
% Hispanic
72%
was 72%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STANTON MIDDLE
As a tiny middle-grades school in STANTON, Texas, STANTON MIDDLE educates 251 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within STANTON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 61% leaner than the state mean of about 643.
STANTON ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,062 students. STANTON MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
Demographically, STANTON MIDDLE logs that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 26% White. By comparison, Martin County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, STANTON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Martin County indicate median household earnings sit near $93,734, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Martin County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,303 students), STANTON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
STANTON EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STANTON MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 228 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.
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Martin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,218
Census ACS
Median income
$93,734
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,303 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STANTON ISD
- STANTON ELElementary · 483 students
- STANTON H SHigh · 328 students
Other schools in STANTON
- STANTON ELElementary · 483 students
- STANTON H SHigh · 328 students
Nearby schools
- STANTON EL0.0 mi · 483
- STANTON H S0.5 mi · 328
- JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE9.0 mi · 843
- GREENWOOD INT9.0 mi · 822
- GREENWOOD EL9.1 mi · 829
- GREENWOOD H S9.1 mi · 879
Frequently asked questions
About STANTON MIDDLEHow large is STANTON MIDDLE?
STANTON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 251 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does STANTON MIDDLE serve?
STANTON MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at STANTON MIDDLE?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at STANTON MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STANTON MIDDLE?
At STANTON MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 26% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is STANTON MIDDLE public or private?
STANTON MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by STANTON ISD.
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