Fruitvale Middle School
Public middle school in Fruitvale, Texas · Fruitvale ISD · Grades 6–8
Fruitvale Middle School serves 77 students in grades 6–8 in Fruitvale (Van Zandt County). It is one of 3 schools in Fruitvale ISD. By enrollment it is the 1689th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 5.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Fruitvale ISD |
| County | Van Zandt County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482007008071 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fruitvale ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 77 | 385 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 11.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.4% | 59% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Fruitvale Middle School in context
Size
Fruitvale Middle School is the only middle school in Fruitvale ISD. Its 77 students are 20% of the district's 385. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 12.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 386; Fruitvale 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 32 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 22, against an average of 26 per grade. This year grade 8 has 31% fewer students than grade 6 (22 against 32). 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 White students: 77.9% here and 80.5% across Fruitvale ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 19.5%.
49.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59% across Fruitvale 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 5.02 full-time-equivalent teachers for 77 students, Fruitvale Middle School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 77 students would have about 5.3 teachers, so Fruitvale Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Fruitvale 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 Edgewood Middle School, 4.2 miles away in Edgewood ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 77.9% |
| Hispanic | 19.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
55.8% of students are girls and 44.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 32 |
| Grade 7 | 23 |
| Grade 8 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
141 Vzcr 1901, Fruitvale, TX 75127
Phone: (903)896-4363
Website: fruitvaleisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fruitvale Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 4.2 mi | 241 | 12.6 | 40.7% |
| Grand Saline Middle School | Grand Saline ISD | 5.2 mi | 293 | 12 | 49.5% |
| Canton Junior High School | Canton ISD | 10.2 mi | 557 | 15.2 | 40% |
| Wills Point Middle School | Wills Point ISD | 12.5 mi | 404 | 17.3 | 70% |
| Wills Point Junior High School | Wills Point ISD | 12.7 mi | 442 | 17.7 | 72.4% |
| Rains Junior High School | Rains ISD | 14.2 mi | 383 | 11.9 | 60.8% |
| Van Junior High School | Van ISD | 14.8 mi | 360 | 13.8 | 57.5% |
| Mineola Middle School | Mineola ISD | 17.5 mi | 388 | 13.3 | 51.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fruitvale ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale High School | High | 9–12 | 99 |
| Hallie Randall Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 209 |