WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE

WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE, a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in DUNCANVILLE, Texas, operated by DUNCANVILLE ISD, educates 517 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Within DUNCANVILLE ISD, which oversees 17 schools and 11,562 students, WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 42% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.3%; WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE posts 22.5%, -15.7 points below that line.

In the broader community, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

CLINT Q SMITH EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 690 (now 517). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.