Carr Middle School
Public middle school in Hale Center, Texas · Hale Center ISD · Grades 5–8
Carr Middle School serves 161 students in grades 5–8 in Hale Center (Hale County). It is one of 3 schools in Hale Center ISD. By enrollment it is the 1593rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 16.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Hale Center ISD |
| County | Hale County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482205006709 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hale Center ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 161 | 561 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 10 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.5% | 77.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Carr Middle School in context
Size
Carr Middle School is the only middle school in Hale Center ISD. Its 161 students are 28.7% of the district's 561. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 20.7 miles away and have a median of 199 students, so Carr 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 8 with 48 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 35, against an average of 40 per grade. This year grade 8 has 30% more students than grade 5 (48 against 37). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 85.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Hale Center ISD (79.3%). White students are next, at 13.7%.
79.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.5% across Hale Center 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
Carr Middle School has 16.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 161 students would have about 11.2 teachers, so Carr Middle School has 5.3 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, 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. The nearest other middle school is Plainview Junior High School, 11.4 miles away in Plainview 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
| Hispanic | 85.7% |
| White | 13.7% |
| Black | 0.6% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 37 |
| Grade 6 | 41 |
| Grade 7 | 35 |
| Grade 8 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
410 W 12th, Hale Center, TX 79041
Phone: (806)839-2141
Website: hcisdowls.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carr Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Junior High School | Plainview ISD | 11.4 mi | 634 | 13.1 | 73.8% |
| Plainview Intermediate School | Plainview ISD | 12.1 mi | 554 | 13.2 | 84.1% |
| Abernathy Middle School | Abernathy ISD | 16.5 mi | 171 | 11.3 | 45.6% |
| Olton Junior High School | Olton ISD | 18.2 mi | 124 | 8.9 | 71.8% |
| Lockney Junior High School | Lockney ISD | 23.3 mi | 84 | 12.3 | 77.4% |
| New Deal Middle School | New Deal ISD | 23.4 mi | 226 | 10.2 | 66.4% |
| Shallowater Middle School | Shallowater ISD | 27.3 mi | 397 | 12.1 | 29.2% |
| Floydada Collegiate Junior High School | Floydada Collegiate ISD | 29.5 mi | 147 | 14.9 | 75.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hale Center ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 226 |
| Hale Center High School | High | 9–12 | 174 |