Enrollment
355
Middle
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRYSTAL CITY ISD·NCES 481593001162
Sterling H Fly Jr High School
715 E CROCKETT ST, CRYSTAL CITY, TX 78839 · (830) 374-2371 · Zavala County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
270 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 127 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 31% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sterling H Fly Jr High School→Crystal City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CRYSTAL CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Sterling H Fly Jr High School
Sterling H Fly Jr High School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling H Fly Jr High School this school | 355 | 76.1% | 32.8% |
| W B Green Junior High School LA FERIA | 391 | 80.1% | 33.9% |
| Lyford Middle School LYFORD | 299 | 73.2% | 23.6% |
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School CARRIZO SPRINGS | 437 | 78.9% | 33.5% |
| Carrizo Springs Junior High School CARRIZO SPRINGS | 277 | 74.7% | 41.5% |
| Hereford Preparatory Academy HEREFORD | 322 | 80.1% | 33.2% |
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 Sterling H Fly Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #1,275 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,529 of 1,670 ▼ 206 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,449 of 1,670 ▲ 59 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,092 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #1,329 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #815 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,533 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #593 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.9% | #108 of 437 |
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
355
+66 (+23%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 76% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 27.3 | 13.4:1 | 78% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 25.5 | 14.6:1 | 84% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 81% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 21.3 | 13.3:1 | 77% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 74% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 82% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 91% (439) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterling H Fly Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (282 to 355); teachers up 13% (21.3 to 24).
About Sterling H Fly Jr High School
A small middle school in CRYSTAL CITY, Texas, Sterling H Fly Jr High School is part of CRYSTAL CITY ISD. It educates 355 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
CRYSTAL CITY ISD oversees Sterling H Fly Jr High School and 4 other schools, with 1,643 students in total.
Hispanic students make up 100% of enrollment at Sterling H Fly Jr High School. Pick two students at random and there is a 0% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Sterling H Fly Jr High School is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.8:1. That matches the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%.
Sterling H Fly Jr High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sterling H Fly Jr High School is 8.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 32.8%. Predicted: 41.2%.
Among Zavala County residents, the median household income is $36,749, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 31%. Sterling H Fly Jr High School is one of 8 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Sterling H Fly Jr High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Crystal City High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sterling H Fly Jr High School is 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 355 students in 2024-25, 66 more than the 289 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Sterling H Fly Jr High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Zavala County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,412
Census ACS
Median income
$36,749
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CRYSTAL CITY ISD
- Crystal City High SchoolHigh · 505 students
- Zavala Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Benito Juarez Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Dr Tomas Rivera Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
Other schools in CRYSTAL CITY
- Crystal City High SchoolHigh · 505 students
- Zavala Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Benito Juarez Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Dr Tomas Rivera Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Crystal City High School0.2 mi · 505
- Zavala Elementary School0.4 mi · 300
- Benito Juarez Elementary School0.4 mi · 250
- Dr Tomas Rivera Elementary School0.5 mi · 233
- Carrizo Springs Elementary School11.4 mi · 573
- Carrizo Springs Intermediate School11.5 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Sterling H Fly Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Sterling H Fly Jr High School?
Sterling H Fly Jr High School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sterling H Fly Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sterling H Fly Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sterling H Fly Jr High School have?
Sterling H Fly Jr High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Sterling H Fly Jr High School?
Student demographics at Sterling H Fly Jr High School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is Sterling H Fly Jr High School in?
Sterling H Fly Jr High School is part of CRYSTAL CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.