Bangs Middle School
Public middle school in Bangs, Texas · Bangs ISD · Grades 6–8
Bangs Middle School serves 201 students in grades 6–8 in Bangs (Brown County). It is one of 3 schools in Bangs ISD. By enrollment it is the 1534th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 13.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bangs ISD |
| County | Brown County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480939005402 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bangs ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 201 | 793 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 12.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.1% | 68.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Bangs Middle School in context
Size
Bangs Middle School is the only middle school in Bangs ISD. Its 201 students are 25.3% of the district's 793. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 35.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 223; Bangs Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 7 with 76 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 57, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 8 has 16% fewer students than grade 6 (57 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: 72.1% here and 68% across Bangs ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 23.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.1% across Bangs 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 13.54 full-time-equivalent teachers for 201 students, Bangs Middle School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 201 students would have about 14 teachers, so Bangs 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
Bangs 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 Brownwood Middle School, 9.8 miles away in Brownwood ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 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 | 72.1% |
| Hispanic | 23.9% |
| Black | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 68 |
| Grade 7 | 76 |
| Grade 8 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 N 3rd St, Bangs, TX 76823
Phone: (325)752-6088
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bangs Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownwood Middle School | Brownwood ISD | 9.8 mi | 472 | 12 | 59.3% |
| Early Middle School | Early ISD | 11.9 mi | 230 | 10.8 | 41.3% |
| Coleman Junior High School | Coleman ISD | 18.5 mi | 233 | 11 | 37.8% |
| Jefferies Junior High School | Comanche ISD | 34.4 mi | 295 | 12.3 | 55.9% |
| Goldthwaite Middle School | Goldthwaite ISD | 37.3 mi | 111 | 10.3 | 48.6% |
| Gorman Middle School | Gorman ISD | 43.1 mi | 47 | 7.7 | 74.5% |
| San Saba Middle School | San Saba ISD | 43.2 mi | 216 | 12.8 | 73.1% |
| Brady Middle School | Brady ISD | 44.2 mi | 206 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bangs ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangs High School | High | 9–12 | 226 |
| J B Stephens Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 366 |