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What's the most underrated thing about VERNON SCHRADE MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
697
Middle
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034007858
Vernon Schrade Middle School
6201 DANRIDGE RD, ROWLETT, TX 75089 · (972) 463-8790 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
457 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 204 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 37% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Vernon Schrade Middle School
Vernon Schrade Middle School's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Schrade Middle School this school | 697 | 65.6% | 30.4% |
| West Briar Middle School HOUSTON | 994 | 69.0% | 44.4% |
| Cross Timbers Intermediate School ARLINGTON | 588 | 70.9% | 32.6% |
| Clark Middle School PRINCETON | 479 | 64.5% | 53.3% |
| Iowa Colony Junior High School IOWA COLONY | 699 | 58.4% | 42.4% |
| Liberty Hill Middle School KILLEEN | 674 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
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 Vernon Schrade Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #1,381 of 1,635 | #93 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,532 of 1,670 ▲ 36 | #112 of 123 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,318 of 1,670 ▼ 53 | #81 of 123 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #94 of 1,570 | #17 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #758 of 1,749 | #53 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #458 of 1,542 | #21 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #92 of 1,543 | #6 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #821 of 1,648 | #101 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #109 of 942 | #22 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
697
-343 (-33%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 1,195
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 697 | 51.8 | 13.4:1 | 66% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 57.6 | 14.3:1 | 62% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 891 | 60.2 | 14.8:1 | 67% (595) |
| 2020-21 | 1,040 | 65 | 16.0:1 | 58% (608) |
| 2017-18 | 1,034 | 65.3 | 15.8:1 | 45% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 1,036 | 70 | 14.8:1 | 46% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 1,274 | 71 | 17.9:1 | 38% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 1,195 | 64 | 18.7:1 | 20% (238) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon Schrade Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,034 to 697); teachers down 21% (65.3 to 51.8).
About Vernon Schrade Middle School
Vernon Schrade Middle School is a public middle school run by GARLAND ISD in ROWLETT, Texas. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 697 students.
GARLAND ISD has 76 schools; together they serve 53,173 students.
At Vernon Schrade Middle School, Black students make up the biggest share, 36%. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Dallas County residents are Black. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Vernon Schrade Middle School are from different groups.
Vernon Schrade Middle School has 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 66% at Vernon Schrade Middle School. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 11 points.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Vernon Schrade Middle School scores 15.3 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.4%; the prediction is 45.7%.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, 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. Counting Vernon Schrade Middle School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Vernon Schrade Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Steadham Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Vernon Schrade Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 30.4% is below the 43.8% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 33% decline, from 1,040 to 697. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.0:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
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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 GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in ROWLETT
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & ScienceMiddle · 956 students
- Herfurth Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Keeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Steadham Elementary School0.2 mi · 490
- Nita Pearson Elementary School0.9 mi · 455
- Keeley Elementary School1.1 mi · 582
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School1.4 mi · 525
- Education Center International Academy 21.5 mi · 90
- Rowlett High School1.7 mi · 2,156
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon Schrade Middle SchoolHow many students attend Vernon Schrade Middle School?
Vernon Schrade Middle School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Vernon Schrade Middle School serve?
Vernon Schrade Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vernon Schrade Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vernon Schrade Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vernon Schrade Middle School?
Vernon Schrade Middle School reports a student body of 20% White, 33% Hispanic, 36% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Vernon Schrade Middle School in?
Vernon Schrade Middle School is part of GARLAND ISD.
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