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Middle
DISTRICT 840 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039003421
Vanston Middle School
3230 KARLA DR, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 882-5801 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- DThree-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
12.1:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
615 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 232 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 35% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Vanston Middle School
Vanston Middle School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanston Middle School this school | 728 | 84.5% | 36.4% |
| Horace Mann Junior High School BAYTOWN | 765 | 84.6% | 31.4% |
| Garner Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 782 | 82.2% | 32.8% |
| Cardiff Junior High School KATY | 803 | 82.4% | 44.7% |
| P E Wallace Middle School MOUNT PLEASANT | 698 | 82.2% | 44.6% |
| New Middle School MESQUITE | 670 | 87.3% | 39.0% |
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 Vanston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,109 of 1,635 | #57 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,297 of 1,670 ▼ 462 | #90 of 123 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,226 of 1,670 ▲ 168 | #65 of 123 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #181 of 1,570 | #29 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #697 of 1,749 | #51 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #188 of 1,542 | #6 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #1,082 of 1,543 | #77 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #398 of 1,648 | #66 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #639 of 942 | #67 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
728
-130 (-15%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
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 | 728 | 60.1 | 12.1:1 | 84% (615) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 58 | 13.3:1 | 89% (686) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 61 | 13.6:1 | 87% (718) |
| 2020-21 | 858 | 60 | 14.3:1 | 80% (687) |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 55.1 | 14.6:1 | 79% (639) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 53 | 15.1:1 | 81% (646) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 73% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 27% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 972 | 42 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (805 to 728); teachers up 9% (55.1 to 60.1).
About Vanston Middle School
The public middle-grades school Vanston Middle School is located in MESQUITE, Texas. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 728 students.
MESQUITE ISD oversees Vanston Middle School and 50 other schools, with 37,930 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Vanston Middle School, about 75 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 13% Black and 9% White. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. The school has 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 2.3 students per teacher. In all, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Vanston Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.6% for Vanston Middle School. The school posts 36.4%, 1.2 points below the prediction.
Dallas County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Dallas County number 771, with about 459,645 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Florence Elementary School, is the closest to Vanston Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Vanston Middle School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Vanston Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Vanston Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Elementary School0.4 mi · 509
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Mesquite0.5 mi · 484
- Shands Elementary School0.6 mi · 567
- Lawrence Elementary School0.8 mi · 284
- Motley Elementary School0.8 mi · 244
- Larry G Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Vanston Middle SchoolHow many students attend Vanston Middle School?
Vanston Middle School enrolls approximately 728 students in grades 06-08.
Is Vanston Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vanston Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Vanston Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Vanston Middle School.
How diverse is Vanston Middle School?
Vanston Middle School reports a student body of 9% White, 75% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Vanston Middle School?
Vanston Middle School is overseen by MESQUITE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.