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Enrollment
961
Middle
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD·NCES 484182004770
Sulphur Springs Middle School
835 WILDCAT WAY, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482 · (903) 885-7741 · Hopkins County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL961 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
15.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
607 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 313 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 325 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 323 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Sulphur Springs Middle School→Sulphur Springs High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Sulphur Springs Middle School
Sulphur Springs Middle School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs Middle School this school | 961 | 63.2% | 44.2% |
| Livingston Junior High School LIVINGSTON | 901 | 57.8% | 38.5% |
| B McDaniel Intermediate School DENISON | 708 | 60.7% | 44.9% |
| Granbury Middle School GRANBURY | 890 | 62.2% | 39.1% |
| West Brazos Junior High School BRAZORIA | 651 | 62.5% | 40.9% |
| Copperas Cove Junior High School COPPERAS COVE | 812 | 61.1% | 44.6% |
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 Sulphur Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #740 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #981 of 1,670 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,296 of 1,670 ▼ 284 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #59 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 961 | #327 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #916 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #452 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #871 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #411 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
961
-48 (-5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 874
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 961 | 63.1 | 15.2:1 | 63% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 79.7 | 12.2:1 | 61% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 974 | 81.5 | 11.9:1 | 61% (595) |
| 2020-21 | 1,009 | 79 | 12.8:1 | 55% (555) |
| 2017-18 | 950 | 78.5 | 12.1:1 | 55% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 969 | 80 | 12.1:1 | 57% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 59% (521) |
| 2000-01 | 890 | 68 | 13.1:1 | 33% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 874 | 53 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sulphur Springs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (950 to 961); teachers down 20% (78.5 to 63.1).
About Sulphur Springs Middle School
Sulphur Springs Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas. It enrolls 961 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 49% bigger than the average for middle schools in Texas.
The district, SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD, has 4,236 students enrolled across 9 schools.
About 52% of the student body at Sulphur Springs Middle School is White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Hopkins County residents are about 80% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Of all students at Sulphur Springs Middle School, 63% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hopkins County is similar, at 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sulphur Springs Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Texas public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.7%.
The county, Hopkins County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,888, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 6,733 students.
Sulphur Springs Elementary School is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Sulphur Springs Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Sulphur Springs Middle School's average proficiency of 44.2% compares with 49.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Sulphur Springs Middle School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Sulphur Springs Middle School enrolled 1,009 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 961. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,784
Census ACS
Median income
$70,888
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,733 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD
- Sulphur Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Sulphur Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Barbara Bush Primary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Rowena Johnson Primary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Bowie Primary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Travis Primary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in SULPHUR SPRINGS
- Sulphur Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Sulphur Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Barbara Bush Primary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Rowena Johnson Primary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Bowie Primary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- North Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Sulphur Springs Elementary School1.4 mi · 598
- Barbara Bush Primary School2.0 mi · 310
- Austin Academic Center2.1 mi · 20
- Sulphur Springs High School2.1 mi · 1,270
- Bowie Primary School2.2 mi · 295
- Travis Primary School2.3 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Sulphur Springs Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sulphur Springs Middle School?
Sulphur Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 961 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sulphur Springs Middle School serve?
Sulphur Springs Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sulphur Springs Middle School have?
Sulphur Springs Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sulphur Springs Middle School?
At Sulphur Springs Middle School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sulphur Springs Middle School public or private?
Sulphur Springs Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.