Ranger Middle School
Public middle school in Ranger, Texas · Ranger ISD · Grades 6–8
Ranger Middle School serves 65 students in grades 6–8 in Ranger (Eastland County). It is one of 3 schools in Ranger ISD. By enrollment it is the 1697th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 4.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ranger ISD |
| County | Eastland County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483648008537 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ranger ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 65 | 288 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 9.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.4% | 74% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% 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.
Ranger Middle School in context
Size
Ranger Middle School is the only middle school in Ranger ISD. Its 65 students are 22.6% of the district's 288. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 25.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 218; Ranger 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 8 with 27 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 18, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 8 has 35% more students than grade 6 (27 against 20). 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: 75.4% here and 71.5% across Ranger ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 21.5%.
75.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74% across Ranger 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 4.71 full-time-equivalent teachers for 65 students, Ranger Middle School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 65 students would have about 4.5 teachers, so Ranger 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
Ranger 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 Eastland Middle School, 11.4 miles away in Eastland 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
| White | 75.4% |
| Hispanic | 21.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3.1% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 20 |
| Grade 7 | 18 |
| Grade 8 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1842 Loop 254 E, Ranger, TX 76470
Phone: (254)647-3216
Website: ranger.esc14.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ranger Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Middle School | Eastland ISD | 11.4 mi | 197 | 9.5 | 52.8% |
| Gorman Middle School | Gorman ISD | 18.2 mi | 47 | 7.7 | 74.5% |
| Cisco Junior High School | Cisco ISD | 20.9 mi | 170 | 9.9 | 48.8% |
| Breckenridge Junior High School | Breckenridge ISD | 24.9 mi | 278 | 11.7 | 64.7% |
| Perkins Middle School | De Leon ISD | 25.5 mi | 133 | 10.2 | 48.1% |
| Gilbert Intermediate School | Stephenville ISD | 30.1 mi | 562 | 12.9 | 49.3% |
| Henderson Junior High School | Stephenville ISD | 30.1 mi | 544 | 13.4 | 45.4% |
| Dublin Intermediate School | Dublin ISD | 32.1 mi | 239 | 11.8 | 77.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ranger ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 151 |
| Ranger High School | High | 9–12 | 72 |