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What's one thing THOMAS C MARSH MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
445
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001369
Thomas C Marsh Middle School
3838 CROWN SHORE DR, DALLAS, TX 75244 · (972) 502-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
433 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 7 | 215 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 52% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Thomas C Marsh Middle School→W T White High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp 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 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 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% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% | 40.0% |
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% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Thomas C Marsh Middle School
Thomas C Marsh Middle School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas C Marsh Middle School this school | 445 | 97.3% | 27.6% |
| Alan B Shepard Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 447 | 97.3% | 28.8% |
| Edgar Allan Poe STEM Dual Language Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 439 | 95.4% | 16.6% |
| Deady Middle School HOUSTON | 413 | 98.3% | 34.4% |
| Northbrook Middle School HOUSTON | 508 | 96.9% | 31.1% |
| Rhodes Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 461 | 96.3% | 13.4% |
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 Thomas C Marsh Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,459 of 1,635 | #101 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,390 of 1,670 ▼ 28 | #99 of 123 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,312 of 1,670 ▲ 129 | #78 of 123 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,312 of 1,570 | #85 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #1,181 of 1,749 | #99 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #840 of 1,542 | #60 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #1,337 of 1,543 | #117 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #57 of 1,648 | #15 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.5% | #12 of 942 | #2 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
445
-497 (-53%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 445 | 29.9 | 14.9:1 | 97% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 48.9 | 14.6:1 | 96% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 58.9 | 12.9:1 | 95% (725) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 71 | 13.3:1 | 91% (854) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 57.4 | 16.0:1 | 92% (846) |
| 2015-16 | 1,007 | 63 | 16.0:1 | 90% (910) |
| 2010-11 | 1,163 | 79 | 14.7:1 | 81% (942) |
| 2000-01 | 1,249 | 86 | 14.5:1 | 47% (593) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 44 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas C Marsh Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (917 to 445); teachers down 48% (57.4 to 29.9).
About Thomas C Marsh Middle School
Thomas C Marsh Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in DALLAS, Texas. Enrollment is 445 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 31% lower.
DALLAS ISD has 140,630 students in 240 schools, and Thomas C Marsh Middle School is one of those schools.
Thomas C Marsh Middle School's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 3% White and 3% Black. Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Thomas C Marsh Middle School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 29.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Around 97% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 20 points above the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Thomas C Marsh Middle School is 4.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.6% actual, 32.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Thomas C Marsh Middle School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Tom C Gooch Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Thomas C Marsh Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Thomas C Marsh Middle School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts for Thomas C Marsh Middle School: 942 students in 2020-21, 445 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 14.9:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Tom C Gooch Elementary School0.4 mi · 374
- Harry C Withers Elementary School0.7 mi · 447
- Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School0.9 mi · 413
- Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School1.0 mi · 404
- W T White High School1.2 mi · 2,204
- Early College High School1.2 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas C Marsh Middle SchoolHow many students attend Thomas C Marsh Middle School?
Thomas C Marsh Middle School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 07-08.
Is Thomas C Marsh Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas C Marsh Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Thomas C Marsh Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Thomas C Marsh Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Thomas C Marsh Middle School?
Student demographics at Thomas C Marsh Middle School are roughly 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Thomas C Marsh Middle School in?
Thomas C Marsh Middle School is part of DALLAS ISD.
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