Crane Middle School
Public middle school in Crane, Texas · Crane ISD · Grades 6–8
Crane Middle School serves 261 students in grades 6–8 in Crane (Crane County). It is one of 3 schools in Crane ISD. By enrollment it is the 1447th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Crane ISD |
| County | Crane County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481554001127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Crane ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 261 | 1,233 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 17 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 8% | 54.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% 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.
Crane Middle School in context
Size
Crane Middle School is the only middle school in Crane ISD. Its 261 students are 21.2% of the district's 1,233. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 32.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,028; Crane 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 6 with 95 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 79, against an average of 87 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (79 against 95). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 85.1% here and 84.9% across Crane ISD. White students are next, at 11.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.7% across Crane 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
With 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 261 students, Crane Middle School has 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 261 students would have about 18.1 teachers, so Crane Middle School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Crane Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is McCamey Middle School, 20 miles away in McCamey 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 | 85.1% |
| White | 11.1% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 95 |
| Grade 7 | 87 |
| Grade 8 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
302 W 10th St, Crane, TX 79731
Phone: (432)558-1040
Website: craneisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Crane Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCamey Middle School | McCamey ISD | 20.0 mi | 143 | 13.8 | 45.5% |
| Ector College Prep Success Academy | Ector County ISD | 30.3 mi | 1,272 | 18.7 | 85.3% |
| Crockett Middle School | Ector County ISD | 32.2 mi | 1,181 | 18.9 | 83.1% |
| Bowie Middle School | Ector County ISD | 32.4 mi | 874 | 15.5 | 84.3% |
| Bonham Middle School | Ector County ISD | 33.0 mi | 835 | 16.6 | 83.8% |
| Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School | Ector County ISD | 33.8 mi | 1,227 | 18.7 | 69.7% |
| Nimitz Middle School | Ector County ISD | 34.1 mi | 1,310 | 19.9 | 67.6% |
| Walker Junior High School | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD | 34.6 mi | 318 | 15.1 | 66% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Crane ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 625 |
| Crane High School | High | 9–12 | 347 |