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Enrollment
780
Middle
DISTRICT 840 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039011201
Terry Middle School
2351 EDWARDS CHURCH RD, MESQUITE, TX 75181 · (972) 882-5650 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
14.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
653 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 249 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Terry Middle School
Terry Middle School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Middle School this school | 780 | 83.7% | 35.5% |
| Crowley Middle School FORT WORTH | 821 | 84.3% | 27.4% |
| Missouri City Middle School MISSOURI CITY | 933 | 80.8% | 24.3% |
| Nichols Junior High School ARLINGTON | 586 | 84.8% | 26.9% |
| Lincoln Middle School PORT ARTHUR | 619 | 85.1% | 22.5% |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School GLENN HEIGHTS | 643 | 78.5% | 28.8% |
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 Terry Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,147 of 1,635 | #61 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,156 of 1,670 ▼ 320 | #77 of 123 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,327 of 1,670 ▲ 30 | #82 of 123 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,131 of 1,570 | #68 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #599 of 1,749 | #38 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #638 of 1,542 | #41 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #650 of 1,543 | #33 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #420 of 1,648 | #71 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #542 of 942 | #60 of 80 |
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
780
-276 (-26%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 780 | 55.1 | 14.2:1 | 84% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 56 | 15.5:1 | 85% (737) |
| 2022-23 | 1,049 | 63.6 | 16.5:1 | 82% (860) |
| 2020-21 | 1,056 | 67 | 15.8:1 | 72% (761) |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 50.5 | 17.8:1 | 57% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 56% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 961 | 52 | 18.5:1 | 38% (364) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terry Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (896 to 780); teachers up 9% (50.5 to 55.1).
About Terry Middle School
This page covers Terry Middle School, a medium-sized middle school in MESQUITE, Texas. A federal count lists 780 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 21% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 51 schools in MESQUITE ISD totals 37,930 students.
Black students are the majority at Terry Middle School, with 57% of enrollment. It is also 34% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 22% Black, 34 points below the school's share. Terry Middle School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Terry Middle School is 55.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That matches the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas fairly closely. The school counts 653 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 84%.
Terry Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Terry Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 35.5% actual against 37.9% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
The nearest public school is Thompson Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Terry Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Terry Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 276 students since 2020-21, to 780. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.8 to 14.2 over 4 years.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other Terry Middle schools
One other US public school is named Terry Middle. Terry Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Terry Middle SchoolTerry, MT · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Elementary School0.3 mi · 540
- Horn High School0.6 mi · 2,757
- Dr Don Woolley Middle School0.8 mi · 1,037
- Achziger Elementary School0.9 mi · 545
- Pirrung Elementary School1.1 mi · 407
- Berry Middle School1.1 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Terry Middle SchoolHow many students attend Terry Middle School?
Terry Middle School enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 06-08.
Is Terry Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terry Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Terry Middle School have?
Terry Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Terry Middle School?
At Terry Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 34% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Terry Middle School public or private?
Terry Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MESQUITE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.