Enrollment
134
Middle
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOKA ISD·NCES 484209005029
Tahoka Middle School
2028 AVE P, TAHOKA, TX 79373 · (806) 561-4538 · Lynn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
89 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 32 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 36% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Tahoka Middle School→Tahoka High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TAHOKA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 30.0% | 33.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Tahoka Middle School
Tahoka Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoka Middle School this school | 134 | 66.4% | 41.7% |
| Itasca Middle School ITASCA | 151 | 65.6% | 20.5% |
| Post Middle School POST | 142 | 62.7% | 23.0% |
| Stratford Junior High School STRATFORD | 137 | 66.4% | 44.7% |
| Louise Junior High School LOUISE | 109 | 68.8% | 48.4% |
| Refugio Junior High School REFUGIO | 134 | 64.9% | 35.6% |
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 Tahoka Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #858 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #946 of 1,670 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #517 of 1,670 ▲ 172 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #1,638 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #800 of 1,648 |
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
134
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 134 | 12.2 | 11.0:1 | 66% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 12 | 11.2:1 | 66% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 11.8 | 10.3:1 | 68% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 71% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 14.4 | 9.3:1 | 61% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 67% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 143 | 13 | 11.0:1 | 60% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 63% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tahoka Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (134 to 134); teachers down 15% (14.4 to 12.2).
About Tahoka Middle School
Tahoka Middle School is a very small middle school in TAHOKA, Texas. The school enrolls 134 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 79% below that mark.
Tahoka Middle School is a school in TAHOKA ISD. The district has 3 schools and 612 students.
More than half of enrollment at Tahoka Middle School is Hispanic: 61%. Other groups make up 35% White and 2% Black. Lynn County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
The school lists 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 66% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lynn County is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, Tahoka Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Texas public middle schools.
Tahoka Middle School is 3.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.7% versus 45.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
For the population of Lynn County, median household income comes to about $73,679, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Lynn County's 7 public schools enroll about 1,706 students and include Tahoka Middle School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Tahoka Middle School from the closest public school, Tahoka Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Tahoka Middle School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 134 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 143. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.0:1 in 2020-21, and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Tahoka Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lynn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,752
Census ACS
Median income
$73,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TAHOKA ISD
- Tahoka Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Tahoka High SchoolHigh · 183 students
Other schools in TAHOKA
- Tahoka Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Tahoka High SchoolHigh · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Tahoka Elementary School0.0 mi · 295
- Tahoka High School0.1 mi · 183
- Wilson School11.3 mi · 133
- New Home Elementary School12.4 mi · 365
- New Home School12.6 mi · 343
- O'Donnell School14.0 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Tahoka Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tahoka Middle School?
Tahoka Middle School enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tahoka Middle School serve?
Tahoka Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tahoka Middle School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Tahoka Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Tahoka Middle School?
Student demographics at Tahoka Middle School are roughly 35% White, 61% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Tahoka Middle School?
Tahoka Middle School is overseen by TAHOKA ISD in Lynn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.