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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the TRAVIS MIDDLE administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
693
Middle
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY ISD·NCES 481248000752
Travis Middle School
705 N NUECES ST, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979 · (361) 552-3784 · Calhoun County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
16.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
508 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 225 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 34% |
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
Travis Middle School→Calhoun High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CALHOUN COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 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 | 54.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 (34.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Middle School this school | 693 | 73.3% | 34.9% |
| Pine Valley Middle School PORTER | 741 | 76.8% | 34.7% |
| Krueger Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 857 | 71.1% | 38.8% |
| Jim Barnes Middle School SEGUIN | 762 | 70.3% | 28.4% |
| Taylor Middle School TAYLOR | 602 | 72.3% | 29.5% |
| Briesemeister Middle School SEGUIN | 798 | 75.1% | 33.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,173 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,133 of 1,670 ▲ 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #835 of 1,670 ▲ 396 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #422 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #766 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,244 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #939 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #655 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #764 of 942 |
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
693
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 693 | 41.7 | 16.6:1 | 73% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 47.2 | 14.7:1 | 62% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 47.9 | 14.7:1 | 74% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 722 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 65% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 51.6 | 14.2:1 | 77% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 61% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 61% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 46% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 16 | 36.9:1 | 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% (735 to 693); teachers down 19% (51.6 to 41.7).
About Travis Middle School
Families in PORT LAVACA, Texas, are served by Travis Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It had 693 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Within CALHOUN COUNTY ISD, Travis Middle School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 3,514 students.
The student body at Travis Middle School is 67% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 24% White and 5% Asian. Calhoun County's residents are about 49% Hispanic, 18 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Travis Middle School are from different groups.
Travis Middle School lists 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.6 students per teacher. The school's 16.6:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body.
Travis Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Texas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Travis Middle School is 42.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.9%.
Looking at the county, Calhoun County, the median household earns about $79,959 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Calhoun County has 7 public schools with about 3,514 students, including Travis Middle School.
Travis Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Hope High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 34.9% is below the 49.1% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Travis Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 29 students, from 722 to 693. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Travis Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,868
Census ACS
Median income
$79,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,514 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALHOUN COUNTY ISD
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 836 students
- Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Seadrift SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Port O Connor SchoolElementary · 64 students
- Hope High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Other schools in PORT LAVACA
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 836 students
- Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Hope High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Other Travis Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 1 state are named Travis Middle. Travis Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Travis Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 936 students
- Travis Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 571 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 505 students
- Travis Middle SchoolQUANAH, TX · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Hope High School0.3 mi · 21
- Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary School0.4 mi · 709
- Calhoun High School0.5 mi · 989
- Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary School1.3 mi · 836
- Placedo Elementary School12.9 mi · 210
- Industrial Junior High School13.8 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Travis Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Travis Middle School?
Travis Middle School enrolls approximately 693 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Travis Middle School serve?
Travis Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Travis Middle School have?
Travis Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Travis Middle School?
Student demographics at Travis Middle School are roughly 24% White, 67% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Travis Middle School in?
Travis Middle School is part of CALHOUN COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.