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Enrollment
592
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLANDALE ISD·NCES 482247002269
Terrell Wells Middle School
422 W HUTCHINS PL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 · (210) 989-2600 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- 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.
- B+Three-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
12.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
490 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 186 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 34% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp 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 47 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 up about 20 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 | 21.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
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% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Terrell Wells Middle School
Terrell Wells Middle School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Wells Middle School this school | 592 | 82.8% | 33.9% |
| Clark Middle School LAREDO | 543 | 83.4% | 43.2% |
| Robert C Zamora Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 655 | 83.7% | 30.9% |
| Liberty Memorial Middle School SAN BENITO | 673 | 84.0% | 47.4% |
| Somerset Junior High School VON ORMY | 608 | 84.4% | 57.8% |
| Armando Cuellar Middle School WESLACO | 634 | 84.7% | 37.8% |
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 Terrell Wells Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,227 of 1,635 | #47 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #645 of 1,670 ▲ 311 | #19 of 84 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,273 of 1,670 ▲ 201 | #48 of 84 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #432 of 1,570 | #10 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #943 of 1,749 | #59 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #272 of 1,542 | #9 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #1,422 of 1,543 | #72 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #444 of 1,648 | #36 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #317 of 942 | #29 of 60 |
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
592
-119 (-17%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 886
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 592 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 83% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 48.2 | 13.2:1 | 82% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 47.8 | 13.8:1 | 89% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 87% (617) |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 49.2 | 15.2:1 | 85% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 84% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 66% (507) |
| 1990-91 | 886 | 58 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terrell Wells Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (747 to 592); teachers down 5% (49.2 to 47).
About Terrell Wells Middle School
Terrell Wells Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 592 students.
HARLANDALE ISD has 21 schools; together they serve 11,564 students.
Federal enrollment data show Terrell Wells Middle School is 96% Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White. The county population is about 60% Hispanic. Terrell Wells Middle School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Terrell Wells Middle School counts 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.6 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Terrell Wells Middle School is C+. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Texas, Terrell Wells Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.9% actual against a predicted 38.3%.
Within Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Terrell Wells Middle School, Bexar County has 637 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is McCollum High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Terrell Wells Middle School is behind the 34.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Terrell Wells Middle School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 119 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.6:1) than in 2020-21 (13.7:1).
Discussions about Terrell Wells Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARLANDALE ISD
- Harlandale High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- McCollum High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Harlandale Middle SchoolMiddle · 732 students
- V M Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 732 students
- H W Schulze Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Stonewall/Flanders Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- McCollum High School0.2 mi · 1,502
- Bellaire Elementary School0.5 mi · 674
- Vestal Elementary School0.7 mi · 536
- Gillette Elementary School1.1 mi · 527
- Kingsborough Middle School1.2 mi · 542
- IDEA South Flores Academy1.3 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Terrell Wells Middle SchoolHow large is Terrell Wells Middle School?
Terrell Wells Middle School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 06-08.
Is Terrell Wells Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terrell Wells Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Terrell Wells Middle School have?
Terrell Wells Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Terrell Wells Middle School?
Terrell Wells Middle School reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Terrell Wells Middle School public or private?
Terrell Wells Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARLANDALE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.