Kilgore Middle School
Public middle school in Kilgore, Texas · Kilgore ISD · Grades 6–8
Kilgore Middle School serves 840 students in grades 6–8 in Kilgore (Rusk County). It is one of 5 schools in Kilgore ISD. By enrollment it is the 489th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 60.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Kilgore ISD |
| County | Rusk County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482562002860 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kilgore ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 840 | 3,660 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72% | 71.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
Kilgore Middle School in context
Size
Kilgore Middle School is the only middle school in Kilgore ISD. Its 840 students are 23% of the district's 3,660. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 9.9 miles away and have a median of 314 students, so Kilgore 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 8 with 296 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 253, against an average of 280 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (296 against 253). 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 40.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Kilgore ISD (41.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 38.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.8% across Kilgore 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
Kilgore Middle School has 60.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 840 students would have about 58.3 teachers, so Kilgore Middle School has 1.8 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, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Leveretts Chapel Junior High School, 4.7 miles away in Leveretts Chapel ISD. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 40.7% |
| Hispanic | 38.9% |
| Black | 13.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 253 |
| Grade 7 | 291 |
| Grade 8 | 296 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
455 Baughman Rd, Kilgore, TX 75662
Phone: (903)988-3902
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kilgore Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leveretts Chapel Junior High School | Leveretts Chapel ISD | 4.7 mi | 52 | 15 | 84.6% |
| Sabine Intermediate School | Sabine ISD | 7.9 mi | 243 | 13.8 | 49.8% |
| Sabine Middle School | Sabine ISD | 8.0 mi | 266 | 13.3 | 45.1% |
| West Rusk Middle School | West Rusk County Consolidated ISD | 9.4 mi | 242 | 15.1 | 76% |
| Pine Tree Middle School | Pine Tree ISD | 10.5 mi | 671 | 15.3 | 74.5% |
| Foster Middle School | Longview ISD | 11.7 mi | 788 | 14 | 83.5% |
| White Oak Middle School | White Oak ISD | 11.8 mi | 362 | 13 | 39.2% |
| Pine Tree Junior High School | Pine Tree ISD | 12.0 mi | 683 | 14.3 | 67.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kilgore ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 501 |
| Kilgore High School | High | 9–12 | 1,167 |
| Kilgore Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 531 |
| Kilgore Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 621 |