Scurry-Rosser Middle School
Public middle school in Scurry, Texas · Scurry-Rosser ISD · Grades 4–8
Scurry-Rosser Middle School serves 381 students in grades 4–8 in Scurry (Kaufman County). It is one of 3 schools in Scurry-Rosser ISD. By enrollment it is the 1293rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 30.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 4–8 |
| District | Scurry-Rosser ISD |
| County | Kaufman County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 483957006174 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Scurry-Rosser ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 381 | 1,032 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.2% | 45.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Scurry-Rosser Middle School in context
Size
Scurry-Rosser Middle School is the only middle school in Scurry-Rosser ISD. Its 381 students are 36.9% of the district's 1,032. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 650 students, so Scurry-Rosser 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 92 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 62, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 8 has 31% more students than grade 4 (81 against 62). 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 66.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Scurry-Rosser ISD (65.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.2% across Scurry-Rosser ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Scurry-Rosser Middle School has 30.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 381 students would have about 26.5 teachers, so Scurry-Rosser Middle School has 4.4 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Norman Junior High School, 7.2 miles away in Kaufman ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.7% |
| Hispanic | 26.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 73 |
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 92 |
| Grade 8 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10729 S State Hwy 34, Scurry, TX 75158
Phone: (972)452-8823
Website: scurry-rosser.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Scurry-Rosser Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Junior High School | Kaufman ISD | 7.2 mi | 961 | 16.2 | 69.9% |
| Kemp Junior High School | Kemp ISD | 10.9 mi | 439 | 13.7 | 75.4% |
| Crandall Middle School | Crandall ISD | 12.6 mi | 1,038 | 16 | 61.3% |
| Ferris Junior High School | Ferris ISD | 14.5 mi | 658 | 13.1 | 75.5% |
| Themer Middle School | Forney ISD | 16.2 mi | 642 | 16.9 | 32.6% |
| Rhea Intermediate School | Forney ISD | 16.5 mi | 599 | 15.6 | 34.4% |
| Palmer Middle School | Palmer ISD | 16.7 mi | 423 | 15.1 | 53.9% |
| Seagoville Middle School | Dallas ISD | 16.7 mi | 1,063 | 15 | 92.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Scurry-Rosser ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scurry-Rosser Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 304 |
| Scurry-Rosser High School | High | 9–12 | 347 |