Sanger Middle School
Public middle school in Sanger, Texas · Sanger ISD · Grades 7–8
Sanger Middle School serves 426 students in grades 7–8 in Sanger (Denton County). It is one of 7 schools in Sanger ISD. By enrollment it is the 1214th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 24.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Sanger ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483918004469 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sanger ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 426 | 2,880 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.7% | 43.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Sanger Middle School in context
Size
Sanger Middle School is the largest of Sanger ISD's 2 middle schools; its 426 students are 14.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 9.3 miles away and have a median of 607 students, so Sanger 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 224 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 202, against an average of 213 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 7 (224 against 202). 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 54.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sanger ISD (55.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 35.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.8% across Sanger ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sanger Middle School has 24.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 426 students would have about 29.6 teachers, so Sanger Middle School has 4.7 fewer.
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 Sanger Sixth Grade Campus, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.5% |
| Hispanic | 35.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Black | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 202 |
| Grade 8 | 224 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
105 N Berry, Sanger, TX 76266
Phone: (940)458-7916
Website: sisd.sangerisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sanger Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanger Sixth Grade Campus | Sanger ISD | 0.6 mi | 213 | 17.3 | 54.5% |
| Krum Middle School | Krum ISD | 7.5 mi | 569 | 15.4 | 39.7% |
| Valley View Middle School | Valley View ISD | 8.3 mi | 234 | 9.4 | 35% |
| Strickland Middle School | Denton ISD | 8.8 mi | 956 | 13.7 | 65.7% |
| Calhoun Middle School | Denton ISD | 9.7 mi | 852 | 13.3 | 64.8% |
| Terrie McNabb Middle School | Aubrey ISD | 11.7 mi | 978 | 18.1 | 34.3% |
| McMath Middle School | Denton ISD | 12.4 mi | 644 | 11.6 | 55% |
| Pilot Point Selz Middle School | Pilot Point ISD | 13.3 mi | 378 | 14 | 47.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sanger ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfield Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 503 |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 292 |
| Clear Creek Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 598 |
| Linda Tutt High School | High | 9–12 | 21 |
| Sanger High School | High | 9–12 | 827 |
| Sanger Sixth Grade Campus | Middle | 6 | 213 |