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Enrollment
595
Middle
DISTRICT 926 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLESON ISD·NCES 481218013317
Steam Middle School
900 S W HILLSIDE DR, BURLESON, TX 76028 · (817) 245-1500 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
158 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 198 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 38.0% | 16.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 61.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Steam Middle School
Steam Middle School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam Middle School this school | 595 | 26.6% | 67.8% |
| Wylie East Junior High School ABILENE | 540 | 24.1% | 58.2% |
| Caddo Mills Intermediate School CADDO MILLS | 490 | 29.6% | 46.6% |
| Lake Belton Middle School TEMPLE | 803 | 26.2% | 54.4% |
| Danforth Junior High School WIMBERLEY | 639 | 22.2% | 61.3% |
| West Plains Junior High School AMARILLO | 630 | 28.1% | 61.0% |
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 Steam Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #126 of 1,635 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #100 of 1,670 ▲ 7 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #246 of 1,670 ▼ 64 | #2 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,141 of 1,570 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #937 of 1,749 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,178 of 1,542 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #733 of 1,543 | #9 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #1,491 of 1,648 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #938 of 942 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
595
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 595 | 36.5 | 16.3:1 | 27% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 36.1 | 16.0:1 | 31% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 35.6 | 16.2:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 21% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 32.5 | 18.3:1 | 27% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 33% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steam Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (596 to 595); teachers up 12% (32.5 to 36.5).
About Steam Middle School
A mid-sized middle school in BURLESON, Texas, Steam Middle School is part of BURLESON ISD. It had 595 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
BURLESON ISD counts 18 schools and 12,759 students, including Steam Middle School.
The largest group at Steam Middle School is White students, at 62%. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among people living in Johnson County, the White share is about 72%. The diversity index for Steam Middle School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Steam Middle School reported 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. There are 158 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment. That is lower than the 51% average for public schools in Johnson County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Steam Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 67.8% actual against 62.4% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household earns about $84,859 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Johnson County, 77 public schools serve about 39,004 students.
The closest school to Steam Middle School is Burleson High School, located about 0.4 miles away. Steam Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 59.4% on proficiency, and Steam Middle School is above that at 67.8%.
Federal data place Steam Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 595 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.6:1 to 16.3:1.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURLESON ISD
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Burleson High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- Ann Brock El at Oak GroveElementary · 683 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
Other schools in BURLESON
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Burleson High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- North Joshua Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Burleson High School0.4 mi · 1,791
- Irene Clinkscale Elementary School0.6 mi · 609
- Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD0.7 mi · 323
- Burleson Collegiate High School0.8 mi · 151
- Hughes Middle School0.9 mi · 965
- Mound Elementary School1.0 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Steam Middle SchoolHow large is Steam Middle School?
Steam Middle School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Steam Middle School serve?
Steam Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Steam Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Steam Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Steam Middle School?
At Steam Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Steam Middle School public or private?
Steam Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BURLESON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.