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Alumni: what's one memory from THREE LAKES MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
948
Middle
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYLER ISD·NCES 484347013379
Three Lakes Middle School
2445 THREE LAKES PKWY, TYLER, TX 75703 · (903) 262-2970 · Smith County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL948 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
555 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 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 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Three Lakes Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #476 of 1,635 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #509 of 1,670 | #5 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #485 of 1,670 | #5 of 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #189 of 1,570 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 948 | #342 of 1,749 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,218 of 1,542 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #158 of 1,543 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #975 of 1,648 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #278 of 437 | #6 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
948
+96 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 948 | 57.6 | 16.5:1 | 59% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 907 | 59.1 | 15.3:1 | 63% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 58.2 | 15.0:1 | 64% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 852 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 62% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 55.1 | 16.0:1 | 55% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 58% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Lakes Middle School.
About Three Lakes Middle School
Three Lakes Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with an address in TYLER, Texas. The school enrolls 948 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Three Lakes Middle School is among 26 schools run by TYLER ISD, which serves 18,708 students.
Three Lakes Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 38%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 27% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 67% of Smith County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 16.5:1 comes from the school's 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25.
Three Lakes Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.9% is 2.2 points above the 48.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Smith County show that the median household income is $74,192, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Three Lakes Middle School is one of 65 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Three Lakes Middle School is The Leadership Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 50.9% is above the 49.8% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 96 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.5:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TYLER ISD
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 810 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Nearby schools
- The Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 332
- Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary School1.5 mi · 706
- Rice Elementary School2.6 mi · 613
- Owens Elementary School2.9 mi · 712
- Tyler Legacy High School3.3 mi · 2,770
- Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School3.6 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Three Lakes Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Three Lakes Middle School?
Three Lakes Middle School enrolls approximately 948 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Three Lakes Middle School serve?
Three Lakes Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Three Lakes Middle School have?
Three Lakes Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Three Lakes Middle School?
Three Lakes Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 29% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Three Lakes Middle School?
Three Lakes Middle School is overseen by TYLER ISD in Smith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.