Plains Middle School
Public middle school in Plains, Texas · Plains ISD · Grades 6–8
Plains Middle School serves 93 students in grades 6–8 in Plains (Yoakum County). It is one of 3 schools in Plains ISD. By enrollment it is the 1681st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 8.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Plains ISD |
| County | Yoakum County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483504007102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Plains ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 93 | 423 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 8.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.5% | 61.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Plains Middle School in context
Size
Plains Middle School is the only middle school in Plains ISD. Its 93 students are 22% of the district's 423. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 36.4 miles away and have a median of 574 students, so Plains 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 33 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 30, against an average of 31 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 30 in grade 6 and 30 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 62.4% of enrollment, a lower share than across Plains ISD (68.8%). White students are next, at 35.5%.
64.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.9% across Plains 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
Plains Middle School has 8.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 93 students would have about 6.5 teachers, so Plains Middle School has 1.9 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is William G Gravitt Junior High School, 15.2 miles away in Denver City 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 | 62.4% |
| White | 35.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.2% |
41.9% of students are girls and 58.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 30 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
811 Cowboy Way, Plains, TX 79355
Phone: (806)456-7490
Website: plainsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Plains Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William G Gravitt Junior High School | Denver City ISD | 15.2 mi | 319 | 13.8 | 58.6% |
| Sundown Junior High School | Sundown ISD | 27.1 mi | 134 | 10.6 | 51.5% |
| Brownfield Middle School | Brownfield ISD | 32.6 mi | 327 | 10.8 | 90.5% |
| Seminole Junior High School | Seminole ISD | 33.1 mi | 676 | 13.9 | 60.1% |
| Levelland Middle School | Levelland ISD | 39.6 mi | 736 | 12 | 71.5% |
| Frenship Middle School | Frenship ISD | 51.7 mi | 529 | 12.9 | 42.2% |
| Alcove Trails Middle School | Frenship ISD | 54.2 mi | 618 | 17.5 | 46.4% |
| Heritage Middle School | Frenship ISD | 55.7 mi | 821 | 17 | 36.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Plains ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 201 |
| Plains High School | High | 9–12 | 129 |