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Enrollment
405
Middle
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN ALSTYNE ISD·NCES 484389004983
Van Alstyne Junior High School
1722 N WACO ST, VAN ALSTYNE, TX 75495 · (903) 482-8803 · Grayson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
13.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
71 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 7 | 202 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 50% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Van Alstyne Junior High School→Van Alstyne High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VAN ALSTYNE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 42.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Van Alstyne Junior High School
Van Alstyne Junior High School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Alstyne Junior High School this school | 405 | 17.5% | 64.4% |
| Van Alstyne Middle School VAN ALSTYNE | 433 | 22.6% | 57.1% |
| Gunter Middle School GUNTER | 375 | 16.3% | 48.9% |
| Lago Vista Middle School LAGO VISTA | 435 | 24.8% | 52.6% |
| Salado Middle School SALADO | 587 | 19.6% | 53.7% |
| Bushland Junior High School AMARILLO | 350 | 16.9% | 61.0% |
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 Van Alstyne Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #168 of 1,635 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #213 of 1,670 ▼ 26 | #2 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #237 of 1,670 ▼ 76 | #1 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #543 of 1,570 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #1,253 of 1,749 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #384 of 1,542 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #758 of 1,543 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #1,578 of 1,648 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #309 of 942 | N/A |
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
405
-62 (-13%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 405 | 30.8 | 13.2:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 41.5 | 13.9:1 | 23% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 35.8 | 15.1:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 27% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 35% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 30% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 27% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 14% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 10 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Alstyne Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (513 to 405); teachers down 1% (31 to 30.8).
About Van Alstyne Junior High School
Van Alstyne Junior High School sits in VAN ALSTYNE, Texas, and is classified as a middle school. The school's enrollment of 405 students covers grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 37% lower than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
The 5 schools in VAN ALSTYNE ISD enroll 2,612 students altogether, Van Alstyne Junior High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Van Alstyne Junior High School is 63% White. It is also 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Grayson County is roughly 76% White. Van Alstyne Junior High School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 30.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.2:1. That ratio is under the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Around 18% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 35 points below the 53% average for public schools in Grayson County.
The allk12 Grade for Van Alstyne Junior High School is A-. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Van Alstyne Junior High School is 1.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.4% actual, 66.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Census Bureau estimates for Grayson County show that median household income is about $72,182, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 68 public schools operate in Grayson County, serving about 25,915 students.
The shortest distance from Van Alstyne Junior High School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Van Alstyne Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Van Alstyne Junior High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 467 to 405. Students per teacher fell from 16.1 in 2020-21 to 13.2 in 2024-25.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VAN ALSTYNE ISD
- Van Alstyne High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- John and Nelda Partin Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Van Alstyne Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
Other schools in VAN ALSTYNE
- Van Alstyne High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- John and Nelda Partin Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Van Alstyne Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Van Alstyne Middle School0.5 mi · 433
- Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary School0.6 mi · 562
- Van Alstyne High School1.9 mi · 729
- John and Nelda Partin Elementary School2.5 mi · 483
- Joe K Bryant Elementary School4.4 mi · 861
- Howe Intermediate School4.8 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Van Alstyne Junior High SchoolHow large is Van Alstyne Junior High School?
Van Alstyne Junior High School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Van Alstyne Junior High School serve?
Van Alstyne Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Van Alstyne Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Van Alstyne Junior High School is approximately 13.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Van Alstyne Junior High School?
Student demographics at Van Alstyne Junior High School are roughly 63% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Van Alstyne Junior High School in?
Van Alstyne Junior High School is part of VAN ALSTYNE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.