Commerce Middle School
Public middle school in Commerce, Texas · Commerce ISD · Grades 6–8
Commerce Middle School serves 339 students in grades 6–8 in Commerce (Hunt County). It is one of 4 schools in Commerce ISD. By enrollment it is the 1338th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Commerce ISD |
| County | Hunt County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481482000982 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Commerce ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 339 | 1,542 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.5% | 73.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Commerce Middle School in context
Size
Commerce Middle School is the only middle school in Commerce ISD. Its 339 students are 22% of the district's 1,542. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.2 miles away and have a median of 213 students, so Commerce Middle School is larger 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 6 with 119 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 107, against an average of 113 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (107 against 119). 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 35.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Commerce ISD (40.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.7% across Commerce 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
Commerce Middle School has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 339 students would have about 23.5 teachers, so Commerce Middle School has 4.3 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Cumby Collegiate Middle School, 7.3 miles away in Cumby Collegiate 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 | 35.7% |
| Hispanic | 27.7% |
| Black | 26.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
54.6% of students are girls and 45.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 119 |
| Grade 7 | 113 |
| Grade 8 | 107 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
606 Culver St, Commerce, TX 75428
Phone: (903)886-3795
Website: cms.commercerisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Commerce Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumby Collegiate Middle School | Cumby Collegiate ISD | 7.3 mi | 182 | 13.9 | 51.6% |
| Cooper Junior High School | Cooper ISD | 13.9 mi | 189 | 13.1 | 59.8% |
| Wolfe City Middle School | Wolfe City ISD | 14.1 mi | 162 | 12.2 | 69.1% |
| Travis Intermediate School | Greenville ISD | 15.1 mi | 756 | 14.8 | 83.6% |
| Greenville Middle School | Greenville ISD | 15.2 mi | 771 | 14.3 | 85.3% |
| Sulphur Springs Middle School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 17.3 mi | 961 | 15.2 | 63.2% |
| Lone Oak Middle School | Lone Oak ISD | 17.4 mi | 236 | 12.3 | 43.6% |
| Celeste Junior High School | Celeste ISD | 18.4 mi | 98 | 9.4 | 59.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Commerce ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert C Williams Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 317 |
| Commerce Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 430 |
| Commerce High School | High | 9–12 | 456 |