Grand Saline Middle School
Public middle school in Grand Saline, Texas · Grand Saline ISD · Grades 6–8
Grand Saline Middle School serves 293 students in grades 6–8 in Grand Saline (Van Zandt County). It is one of 5 schools in Grand Saline ISD. By enrollment it is the 1400th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12 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 ÷ 24.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Grand Saline ISD |
| County | Van Zandt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482145005483 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Grand Saline ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 293 | 1,211 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 13 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.5% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Grand Saline Middle School in context
Size
Grand Saline Middle School is the only middle school in Grand Saline ISD. Its 293 students are 24.2% of the district's 1,211. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 12.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 386; Grand Saline 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 7 with 106 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 86, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% fewer students than grade 6 (86 against 101). 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: 64.8% here and 68.5% across Grand Saline ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 30.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Grand Saline 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 24.49 full-time-equivalent teachers for 293 students, Grand Saline Middle School has 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 293 students would have about 20.3 teachers, so Grand Saline Middle School has 4.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Grand Saline Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Fruitvale Middle School, 5.2 miles away in Fruitvale ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 0 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 | 64.8% |
| Hispanic | 30.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
54.6% of students are girls and 45.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 101 |
| Grade 7 | 106 |
| Grade 8 | 86 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Stadium Dr., Grand Saline, TX 75140
Phone: (903)962-7537
Website: grandsalineisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grand Saline Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale Middle School | Fruitvale ISD | 5.2 mi | 77 | 15.3 | 49.4% |
| Edgewood Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 9.4 mi | 241 | 12.6 | 40.7% |
| Mineola Middle School | Mineola ISD | 12.3 mi | 388 | 13.3 | 51.5% |
| Van Junior High School | Van ISD | 12.3 mi | 360 | 13.8 | 57.5% |
| Canton Junior High School | Canton ISD | 13.1 mi | 557 | 15.2 | 40% |
| Rains Junior High School | Rains ISD | 14.9 mi | 383 | 11.9 | 60.8% |
| Wills Point Middle School | Wills Point ISD | 17.7 mi | 404 | 17.3 | 70% |
| Wills Point Junior High School | Wills Point ISD | 17.8 mi | 442 | 17.7 | 72.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Grand Saline ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Saline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 299 |
| Grand Saline High School | High | 9–12 | 363 |
| Grand Saline Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 244 |
| Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center | High | 7–12 | 12 |