San Saba Middle School
Public middle school in San Saba, Texas · San Saba ISD · Grades 5–8
San Saba Middle School serves 216 students in grades 5–8 in San Saba (San Saba County). It is one of 3 schools in San Saba ISD. By enrollment it is the 1518th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | San Saba ISD |
| County | San Saba County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483903004459 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Saba ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 216 | 738 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.1% | 73.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
San Saba Middle School in context
Size
San Saba Middle School is the only middle school in San Saba ISD. Its 216 students are 29.3% of the district's 738. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 36.4 miles away and have a median of 327 students, so San Saba 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 62 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 49, against an average of 54 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 50 in grade 5 and 49 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Saba ISD (60.2%). White students are next, at 37.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.3% across San Saba 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
San Saba Middle School has 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 216 students would have about 15 teachers, so San Saba 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 Goldthwaite Middle School, 19.9 miles away in Goldthwaite 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 | 60.6% |
| White | 37.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.5% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 50 |
| Grade 6 | 55 |
| Grade 7 | 62 |
| Grade 8 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
808 W Wallace, San Saba, TX 76877
Phone: (325)267-2731
Website: san-saba.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: San Saba Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldthwaite Middle School | Goldthwaite ISD | 19.9 mi | 111 | 10.3 | 48.6% |
| Llano Junior High School | Llano ISD | 32.0 mi | 423 | 12 | 66.2% |
| Lampasas Middle School | Lampasas ISD | 33.6 mi | 806 | 13.9 | 49.4% |
| Brownwood Middle School | Brownwood ISD | 36.1 mi | 472 | 12 | 59.3% |
| Brady Middle School | Brady ISD | 36.7 mi | 206 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
| Early Middle School | Early ISD | 39.7 mi | 230 | 10.8 | 41.3% |
| Burnet Middle School | Burnet CISD | 41.4 mi | 711 | 15.3 | 57.5% |
| Bangs Middle School | Bangs ISD | 43.2 mi | 201 | 14.8 | 70.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in San Saba ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Saba Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 305 |
| San Saba High School | High | 9–12 | 217 |