Canadian Middle School
Public middle school in Canadian, Texas · Canadian ISD · Grades 6–8
Canadian Middle School serves 157 students in grades 6–8 in Canadian (Hemphill County). It is one of 4 schools in Canadian ISD. By enrollment it is the 1599th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.1 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 ÷ 17.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Canadian ISD |
| County | Hemphill County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481270005966 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Canadian ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 157 | 758 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 | 9.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42% | 48.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Canadian Middle School in context
Size
Canadian Middle School is the only middle school in Canadian ISD. Its 157 students are 20.7% of the district's 758. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 59.2 miles away and have a median of 250 students, so Canadian 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 59 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 44, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 6 (54 against 44). 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 56.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Canadian ISD (49.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 41.4%.
42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.4% across Canadian 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
Canadian Middle School has 17.23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 157 students would have about 10.9 teachers, so Canadian Middle School has 6.3 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Pampa Junior High School, 39.7 miles away in Pampa ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.7% |
| Hispanic | 41.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 44 |
| Grade 7 | 59 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
404 6th St, Canadian, TX 79014
Phone: (806)323-5351
Website: canadianisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Canadian Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pampa Junior High School | Pampa ISD | 39.7 mi | 680 | 13.9 | 63.1% |
| Perryton Junior High School | Perryton ISD | 41.1 mi | 395 | 12.7 | 60.8% |
| Spearman Junior High School | Spearman ISD | 49.4 mi | 160 | 11 | 62.5% |
| Borger Intermediate School | Borger ISD | 59.2 mi | 335 | 11.9 | 62.4% |
| Borger Middle School | Borger ISD | 59.2 mi | 337 | 15.4 | 56.7% |
| Gruver Junior High School | Gruver ISD | 61.7 mi | 115 | 9.7 | 44.3% |
| Panhandle Junior High School | Panhandle ISD | 68.1 mi | 129 | 10.4 | 23.3% |
| Sanford-Fritch Junior High School | Sanford-Fritch ISD | 69.6 mi | 165 | 11.1 | 58.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Canadian ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 153 |
| Canadian Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 165 |
| Canadian High School | High | 9–12 | 283 |