Enrollment
157
Middle
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THORNDALE ISD·NCES 484263007699
Thorndale Middle School
300 N MAIN ST, THORNDALE, TX 76577 · (512) 898-2670 · Milam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
84 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 59 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 30% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Thorndale Middle School→Thorndale High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within THORNDALE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 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 | 27.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Thorndale Middle School
Thorndale Middle School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorndale Middle School this school | 157 | 53.5% | 48.3% |
| Olney Junior High School OLNEY | 139 | 51.8% | 61.0% |
| Eastland Middle School EASTLAND | 197 | 52.8% | 51.5% |
| Axtell Middle School AXTELL | 171 | 57.9% | 45.8% |
| Perkins Middle School DE LEON | 133 | 48.1% | 60.4% |
| Leonard Junior High School LEONARD | 193 | 54.9% | 44.3% |
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 Thorndale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #563 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #832 of 1,670 ▼ 300 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #763 of 1,670 ▲ 86 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #416 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #1,609 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #1,078 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
157
+35 (+29%) vs 2020
+51% since 2000-01, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 157 | 12.7 | 12.3:1 | 54% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 53% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 12.4 | 13.2:1 | 44% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 38% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 12.1 | 11.6:1 | 41% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 10 | 14.1:1 | 45% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 10 | 10.6:1 | 48% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 104 | 9 | 11.6:1 | 41% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thorndale Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (140 to 157); teachers up 5% (12.1 to 12.7).
About Thorndale Middle School
Thorndale Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by THORNDALE ISD in THORNDALE, Texas. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 157 students. That puts enrollment 76% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
THORNDALE ISD is the district for Thorndale Middle School. It has 3 schools and 637 students.
The largest group at Thorndale Middle School is White students, at 62%. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
With 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Milam County average 62%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Thorndale Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.3%; the prediction is 50.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Milam County show that the median household earns about $66,141 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Milam County, 17 public schools serve about 4,337 students.
Thorndale Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Thorndale Elementary School, its nearest public school. Thorndale Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Thorndale Middle School's average proficiency of 48.3% compares with 54.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Thorndale Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 35 students, from 122 to 157. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
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Milam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,337 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in THORNDALE ISD
- Thorndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Thorndale High SchoolHigh · 209 students
Other schools in THORNDALE
- Thorndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Thorndale High SchoolHigh · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Thorndale Elementary School0.0 mi · 271
- Thorndale High School0.0 mi · 209
- Thrall High School5.7 mi · 282
- Thrall Middle School5.8 mi · 287
- Thrall Elementary School5.8 mi · 304
- Rockdale Intermediate School9.7 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Thorndale Middle SchoolHow large is Thorndale Middle School?
Thorndale Middle School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thorndale Middle School serve?
Thorndale Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Thorndale Middle School have?
Thorndale Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Thorndale Middle School?
Thorndale Middle School reports a student body of 62% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Thorndale Middle School?
Thorndale Middle School is overseen by THORNDALE ISD in Milam County.
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