Cayuga Middle School
Public middle school in Tennessee Colony, Texas · Cayuga ISD · Grades 6–8
Cayuga Middle School serves 124 students in grades 6–8 in Tennessee Colony (Anderson County). It is one of 3 schools in Cayuga ISD. By enrollment it is the 1642nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.8 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 ÷ 14.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Cayuga ISD |
| County | Anderson County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481320005623 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cayuga ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 124 | 577 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 11 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.1% | 45.9% | 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.
Cayuga Middle School in context
Size
Cayuga Middle School is the only middle school in Cayuga ISD. Its 124 students are 21.5% of the district's 577. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 18.9 miles away and have a median of 230 students, so Cayuga 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 8 with 45 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 38, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (45 against 41). 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 82.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cayuga ISD (78.7%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.9% across Cayuga 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
Cayuga Middle School has 14.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 124 students would have about 8.6 teachers, so Cayuga Middle School has 5.4 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, 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 Cross Roads Junior High School, 9.3 miles away in Cross Roads ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 82.3% |
| Hispanic | 9.7% |
| Black | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 41 |
| Grade 7 | 38 |
| Grade 8 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17750 N Us Hwy 287, Tennessee Colony, TX 75861
Phone: (903)928-2699
Website: cayugaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cayuga Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads Junior High School | Cross Roads ISD | 9.3 mi | 108 | 10.2 | 50.9% |
| Athens Middle School | Athens ISD | 17.1 mi | 660 | 16 | 77.6% |
| Malakoff Intermediate School | Malakoff ISD | 18.0 mi | 222 | 15.9 | 70.3% |
| Malakoff Junior High School | Malakoff ISD | 18.7 mi | 237 | 13.1 | 73.4% |
| Fairfield Junior High School | Fairfield ISD | 19.2 mi | 406 | 14.3 | 49.5% |
| Westwood Junior High School | Westwood ISD | 19.4 mi | 200 | 10.3 | 80% |
| Lapoynor Junior High School | Lapoynor ISD | 20.6 mi | 98 | 11.6 | 44.9% |
| Story Intermediate School | Palestine ISD | 20.9 mi | 670 | 16.3 | 81% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cayuga ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 263 |
| Cayuga High School | High | 9–12 | 190 |