Axtell Middle School
Public middle school in Axtell, Texas · Axtell ISD · Grades 6–8
Axtell Middle School serves 171 students in grades 6–8 in Axtell (McLennan County). It is one of 4 schools in Axtell ISD. By enrollment it is the 1573rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Axtell ISD |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480915008982 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Axtell ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 171 | 834 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.9% | 53.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Axtell Middle School in context
Size
Axtell Middle School is the only middle school in Axtell ISD. Its 171 students are 20.5% of the district's 834. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 10.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 497; Axtell Middle School is smaller 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 68 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 50, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (53 against 68). 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
The largest group is White students: 65.5% here and 72.7% across Axtell ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 28.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.4% across Axtell ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 171 students, Axtell Middle School has 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 171 students would have about 11.9 teachers, so Axtell Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Axtell Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus, 7.8 miles away in La Vega ISD. Within 10 miles there are 3 other middle schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.5% |
| Hispanic | 28.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Black | 1.2% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 68 |
| Grade 7 | 50 |
| Grade 8 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
308 Ottawa, Axtell, TX 76624
Phone: (254)863-5301
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Axtell Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus | La Vega ISD | 7.8 mi | 695 | 16.6 | 92.4% |
| Connally Junior High School | Connally ISD | 7.9 mi | 553 | 11.9 | 79.6% |
| La Vega J H George Dixon Campus | La Vega ISD | 8.2 mi | 441 | 13 | 89.6% |
| Quinn Campus Public Middle School | Rapoport Academy Public School | 10.6 mi | 269 | 12 | 66.2% |
| G W Carver Middle School | Waco ISD | 10.7 mi | 723 | 13 | 96.3% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School | Waco ISD | 12.3 mi | 786 | 13.9 | 93.5% |
| West Middle School | West ISD | 12.5 mi | 279 | 12.6 | 39.4% |
| Bosqueville Middle School | Bosqueville ISD | 13.4 mi | 183 | 12.3 | 37.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Axtell ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axtell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 358 |
| Axtell High School | High | 9–12 | 236 |
| Waco Center for Youth | High | 7–12 | 69 |