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Enrollment
936
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002739
Travis Middle School
1600 FINLEY RD, IRVING, TX 75062 · (972) 600-0100 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
801 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 292 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 345 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 32% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 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 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Travis Middle School
Travis Middle School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Middle School this school | 936 | 85.6% | 36.9% |
| Bill Arnold Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 1,081 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Elgin Intermediate School ELGIN | 863 | 82.7% | 16.7% |
| Aguirre Junior High School HOUSTON | 933 | 81.5% | 39.3% |
| Del Valle Middle School DEL VALLE | 895 | 86.3% | 23.9% |
| Horace Mann Junior High School BAYTOWN | 765 | 84.6% | 31.4% |
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 Travis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #1,093 of 1,635 | #54 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,254 of 1,670 ▲ 42 | #86 of 123 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,275 of 1,670 ▼ 79 | #72 of 123 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,012 of 1,570 | #57 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 936 | #356 of 1,749 | #23 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,152 of 1,542 | #96 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #1,145 of 1,543 | #87 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #375 of 1,648 | #60 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #762 of 942 | #73 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
936
-81 (-8%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 936 | 57.8 | 16.2:1 | 86% (801) |
| 2023-24 | 947 | 67.1 | 14.1:1 | 83% (788) |
| 2022-23 | 971 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 89% (867) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 71 | 14.3:1 | 79% (805) |
| 2017-18 | 994 | 69 | 14.4:1 | 67% (670) |
| 2015-16 | 981 | 72 | 13.6:1 | 72% (704) |
| 2010-11 | 1,028 | 72 | 14.3:1 | 72% (737) |
| 2000-01 | 906 | 70 | 12.9:1 | 43% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 816 | 44 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Travis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (994 to 936); teachers down 16% (69 to 57.8).
About Travis Middle School
Travis Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in IRVING, Texas, one of the schools in IRVING ISD. It has an enrollment of 936 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 46% above average.
In IRVING ISD, 37 schools enroll a combined 31,918 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Travis Middle School is 79%, a majority. The remaining students are 9% Black, 8% White, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Travis Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Travis Middle School totals 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 86% of students (801) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Travis Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.1% at Travis Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.9%.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 771 public schools in the county, enrolling about 459,645, Travis Middle School among them.
Lee Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Travis Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Travis Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Travis Middle School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 1,017 to 936. The school's ratio increased from 14.3:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Travis Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Farine Elementary SchoolElementary · 916 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Other Travis Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 1 state are named Travis Middle. Travis Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- Travis Middle SchoolPORT LAVACA, TX · 693 students
- Travis Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 571 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 505 students
- Travis Middle SchoolQUANAH, TX · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Elementary School0.2 mi · 717
- Brandenburg Elementary School0.4 mi · 947
- Macarthur High School0.5 mi · 2,484
- Universal Academy0.7 mi · 623
- Farine Elementary School0.8 mi · 916
- Johnston Elementary School1.2 mi · 725
Frequently asked questions
About Travis Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Travis Middle School?
Travis Middle School enrolls approximately 936 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Travis Middle School serve?
Travis Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Travis Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Travis Middle School is approximately 16.2:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Travis Middle School?
At Travis Middle School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 79% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Travis Middle School public or private?
Travis Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by IRVING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.