STRICKLAND MIDDLE

As a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in DENTON, Texas, STRICKLAND MIDDLE works with 956 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by DENTON ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so STRICKLAND MIDDLE sits 49% bigger than that benchmark.

Within DENTON ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 33,329 students, STRICKLAND MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, STRICKLAND MIDDLE records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 12% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Denton County's rate of about 35%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, STRICKLAND MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 37.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Denton County) reports that median household income runs about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), STRICKLAND MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

EVERS PARK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STRICKLAND MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.0%.

STRICKLAND MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 881 students in 2018 compared to 956 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 36% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On this page, members of the STRICKLAND MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.