Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROUP ISD·NCES 484323004911
TROUP MIDDLE
817 N ARP DR, TROUP, TX 75789 · (903) 842-3081 · Smith County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
133 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
TROUP MIDDLE→TROUP H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TROUP ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
+7 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.2:1
% White
69%
was 73%
% Hispanic
19%
was 13%
% Black
9%
was 11%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TROUP MIDDLE
As a very small middle-grades school in TROUP, Texas, TROUP MIDDLE educates 254 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within TROUP ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 643.
Across the 3 schools in TROUP ISD (1,063 students total), TROUP MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, TROUP MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Smith County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, TROUP MIDDLE lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
With demographic context factored in, TROUP MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 46.9%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Smith County put median household earnings sit near $74,192, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. TROUP MIDDLE is one of 65 public schools in Smith County (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students).
TROUP H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TROUP MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TROUP MIDDLE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.5%.
TROUP MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. TROUP MIDDLE's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 247 (now 254). Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for TROUP MIDDLE typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 TROUP ISD
Frequently asked questions
About TROUP MIDDLEHow many students attend TROUP MIDDLE?
TROUP MIDDLE enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 06-08.
Is TROUP MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
TROUP MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TROUP MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TROUP MIDDLE is approximately 12.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TROUP MIDDLE?
At TROUP MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is TROUP MIDDLE public or private?
TROUP MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by TROUP ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.