WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE

As a big middle school in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas, WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE serves 1,012 students from grades 6 through 8, part of MIDLOTHIAN ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 57% larger than typical.

Within MIDLOTHIAN ISD, which oversees 14 schools and 11,356 students, WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ellis County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.8%; this one delivers 59.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ellis County shows median household income runs about $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Ellis County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), of which WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE is one.

MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 1,058 students in 2018 compared to 1,012 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 6% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

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