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TRAVIS MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About TRAVIS MIDDLE
Located at 1600 FINLEY RD, in IRVING, Texas, TRAVIS MIDDLE is a mid-tier 6-8 campus that serves 936 students (grades 6 through 8), run under IRVING ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 46% above typical.
TRAVIS MIDDLE is one of 37 schools operated by IRVING ISD, a district that works with 31,918 students overall.
In terms of who attends, TRAVIS MIDDLE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%; the rest looks like 9% Black, 8% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting TRAVIS MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, TRAVIS MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 41.4%, a residual of +4.9 points.
Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which TRAVIS MIDDLE is one.
LEE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRAVIS MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRAVIS MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.9%.
TRAVIS MIDDLE operates from a high-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. TRAVIS MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 994 (now 936). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 68% to 79%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.
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