Boyd Middle School
Public middle school in Boyd, Texas · Boyd ISD · Grades 7–8
Boyd Middle School serves 216 students in grades 7–8 in Boyd (Wise County). It is one of 4 schools in Boyd ISD. By enrollment it is the 1516th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 17.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Boyd ISD |
| County | Wise County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481101005412 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Boyd ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 216 | 1,386 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 13.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.1% | 47% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Boyd Middle School in context
Size
Boyd Middle School is the largest of Boyd ISD's 2 middle schools; its 216 students are 15.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 9.6 miles away and have a median of 574 students, so Boyd 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 7 with 115 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 101, against an average of 108 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% fewer students than grade 7 (101 against 115). 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 69.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Boyd ISD (69.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 19.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47% across Boyd 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
Boyd Middle School has 17.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 216 students would have about 15 teachers, so Boyd 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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. Boyd Intermediate School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 69.9% |
| Hispanic | 19.9% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 115 |
| Grade 8 | 101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
550 Knox Ave, Boyd, TX 76023
Phone: (940)433-9560
Website: boydisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boyd Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Intermediate School | Boyd ISD | 0.0 mi | 212 | 13.5 | 47.6% |
| Chisholm Trail Middle School | Northwest ISD | 6.1 mi | 878 | 14.4 | 42.3% |
| Paradise Middle School | Paradise ISD | 8.6 mi | 319 | 15.1 | 25.7% |
| Springtown Intermediate School | Springtown ISD | 9.5 mi | 612 | 14.5 | 52.1% |
| Springtown Middle School | Springtown ISD | 9.7 mi | 633 | 12.8 | 47.4% |
| Santo Forte Junior High School | Azle ISD | 10.1 mi | 507 | 14 | 57.4% |
| McCarroll Middle School | Decatur ISD | 10.3 mi | 838 | 16.1 | 45.5% |
| W E Hoover Elementary School | Azle ISD | 10.4 mi | 535 | 17.5 | 53.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boyd ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 541 |
| Boyd High School | High | 9–12 | 417 |
| Boyd Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 212 |