Frankston Middle School
Public middle school in Frankston, Texas · Frankston ISD · Grades 6–8
Frankston Middle School serves 171 students in grades 6–8 in Frankston (Anderson County). It is one of 3 schools in Frankston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1574th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.6 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 ÷ 16.19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Frankston ISD |
| County | Anderson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 481977000019 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Frankston ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 171 | 811 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 12.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.9% | 50.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Frankston Middle School in context
Size
Frankston Middle School is the only middle school in Frankston ISD. Its 171 students are 21.1% of the district's 811. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.8 miles away and have a median of 466 students, so Frankston 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 64 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 51, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% fewer students than grade 6 (56 against 64). 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 76% of enrollment, about the same share as across Frankston ISD (72.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 11.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Frankston ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Frankston Middle School has 16.19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 171 students would have about 11.9 teachers, so Frankston 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 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 Lapoynor Junior High School, 8.2 miles away in Lapoynor 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 | 76% |
| Hispanic | 11.1% |
| Black | 7% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 64 |
| Grade 7 | 51 |
| Grade 8 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Perry St, Frankston, TX 75763
Phone: (903)876-2215
Website: frankstonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Frankston Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapoynor Junior High School | Lapoynor ISD | 8.2 mi | 98 | 11.6 | 44.9% |
| Bullard Middle School | Bullard ISD | 11.4 mi | 478 | 13 | 21.8% |
| Bullard Intermediate School | Bullard ISD | 11.5 mi | 453 | 15.9 | 28.3% |
| Chandler Intermediate School | Brownsboro ISD | 15.7 mi | 254 | 14 | 60.2% |
| Jacksonville Middle School | Jacksonville ISD | 15.9 mi | 629 | 11 | 88.6% |
| Nichols Intermediate School | Jacksonville ISD | 17.2 mi | 674 | 11.7 | 87.8% |
| Three Lakes Middle School | Tyler ISD | 17.3 mi | 948 | 16.5 | 58.5% |
| Brownsboro Intermediate School | Brownsboro ISD | 17.7 mi | 323 | 15.3 | 55.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Frankston ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 381 |
| Frankston High School | High | 9–12 | 259 |