Atlanta Middle School
Public middle school in Atlanta, Texas · Atlanta ISD · Grades 6–8
Atlanta Middle School serves 427 students in grades 6–8 in Atlanta (Cass County). It is one of 4 schools in Atlanta ISD. By enrollment it is the 1210th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Atlanta ISD |
| County | Cass County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480888000285 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Atlanta ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 427 | 1,929 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63% | 63.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Atlanta Middle School in context
Size
Atlanta Middle School is the only middle school in Atlanta ISD. Its 427 students are 22.1% of the district's 1,929. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 18.6 miles away and have a median of 243 students, so Atlanta Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 151 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 126, against an average of 142 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (126 against 151). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 54.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Atlanta ISD (52.3%). Black students are next, at 28.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.7% across Atlanta ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Atlanta Middle School has 32.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 427 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Atlanta Middle School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Morris Upchurch Middle School, 3.2 miles away in Queen City ISD. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.1% |
| Black | 28.8% |
| Hispanic | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 151 |
| Grade 7 | 150 |
| Grade 8 | 126 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 High School Ln, Atlanta, TX 75551
Phone: (903)796-7928
Website: atlisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Atlanta Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Upchurch Middle School | Queen City ISD | 3.2 mi | 267 | 11 | 62.9% |
| Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School | Linden-Kildare CISD | 11.9 mi | 132 | 9.9 | 61.4% |
| Redwater Intermediate School | Redwater ISD | 17.7 mi | 251 | 11.5 | 52.6% |
| Redwater Junior High School | Redwater ISD | 18.4 mi | 166 | 9.6 | 53.6% |
| Liberty-Eylau Middle School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 18.8 mi | 594 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Texas Middle School | Texarkana ISD | 24.6 mi | 1,421 | 13.1 | 79.7% |
| Red Lick Middle School | Red Lick ISD | 24.9 mi | 234 | 12.9 | – |
| James Bowie Middle School | Simms ISD | 25.2 mi | 115 | 9.5 | 57.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Atlanta ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 447 |
| Atlanta High School | High | 9–12 | 511 |
| Atlanta Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 544 |