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Enrollment
430
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA PARK CISD·NCES 482426002704
W F George Middle School
412 E CASH ST, IOWA PARK, TX 76367 · (940) 592-2196 · Wichita County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
170 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 138 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 31% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
W F George Middle School→Iowa Park High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within IOWA PARK CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +69.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 69 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 40.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 W F George Middle School
W F George Middle School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W F George Middle School this school | 430 | 39.5% | 62.4% |
| White Oak Middle School WHITE OAK | 362 | 39.2% | 59.7% |
| Canton Junior High School CANTON | 557 | 40.0% | 56.4% |
| Callisburg Middle School CALLISBURG | 287 | 38.0% | 42.7% |
| Franklin Middle School FRANKLIN | 428 | 40.2% | 69.7% |
| Clyde Junior High School CLYDE | 314 | 42.7% | 53.0% |
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 W F George Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wichita County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #199 of 1,635 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #342 of 1,670 ▼ 146 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #306 of 1,670 ▲ 3 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #1,208 of 1,749 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #414 of 1,542 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #1,231 of 1,543 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #1,335 of 1,648 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #362 of 437 | 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
430
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 430 | 32.4 | 13.3:1 | 40% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 31.4 | 14.1:1 | 41% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 31.3 | 13.9:1 | 42% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 41% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 27.4 | 15.2:1 | 40% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 43% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 21% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 23 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W F George Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (417 to 430); teachers up 18% (27.4 to 32.4).
About W F George Middle School
W F George Middle School is a middle school located in IOWA PARK, Texas, in Wichita County. It educates 430 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
IOWA PARK CISD has 5 schools and 1,904 students, and W F George Middle School is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at W F George Middle School, with 84% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wichita County residents are about 71% White. The chance that two students picked at random at W F George Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Its 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Wichita County.
The allk12 Grade for W F George Middle School is A. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at W F George Middle School are 5.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.4% actual, 56.8% predicted).
W F George Middle School is located in Wichita County, where median household income is about $63,524, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. W F George Middle School is one of 53 public schools in Wichita County, which together enroll about 23,047 students.
The closest public school, Bradford Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from W F George Middle School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, W F George Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 471 to 430 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
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Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IOWA PARK CISD
- Iowa Park High SchoolHigh · 545 students
- Kidwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Bradford Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Iowa Park JJAEPHigh · 1 students
Other schools in IOWA PARK
- Iowa Park High SchoolHigh · 545 students
- Kidwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Bradford Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Bradford Elementary School0.7 mi · 450
- Kidwell Elementary School1.2 mi · 478
- Iowa Park High School1.9 mi · 545
- City View Junior/Senior High6.3 mi · 646
- Memorial High School6.4 mi · 1,650
- City View Elementary School6.5 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About W F George Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W F George Middle School?
W F George Middle School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does W F George Middle School serve?
W F George Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does W F George Middle School have?
W F George Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is W F George Middle School?
W F George Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees W F George Middle School?
W F George Middle School is overseen by IOWA PARK CISD in Wichita County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.