WASKOM MIDDLE

As a tiny middle school in WASKOM, Texas, WASKOM MIDDLE hosts 179 students from grades 6 through 8, part of WASKOM ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so WASKOM MIDDLE sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

WASKOM ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 806 students; WASKOM MIDDLE is among them.

In terms of who attends, WASKOM MIDDLE records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WASKOM MIDDLE has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WASKOM MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Around the school, Harrison County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,103, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WASKOM MIDDLE is one of 29 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 32,062 students).

The closest other public school is WASKOM EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WASKOM MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, WASKOM MIDDLE comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 211 students in 2018 compared to 179 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.