Sunray Middle School
Public middle school in Sunray, Texas · Sunray Collegiate ISD · Grades 6–8
Sunray Middle School serves 132 students in grades 6–8 in Sunray (Moore County). It is one of 3 schools in Sunray Collegiate ISD. By enrollment it is the 1634th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.6 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 ÷ 13.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Sunray Collegiate ISD |
| County | Moore County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484191008885 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sunray Collegiate ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 132 | 593 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.6 | 11.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.5% | 49.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Sunray Middle School in context
Size
Sunray Middle School is the only middle school in Sunray Collegiate ISD. Its 132 students are 22.3% of the district's 593. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 29 miles away and have a median of 250 students, so Sunray 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 54 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 33, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 8 has 20% more students than grade 6 (54 against 45). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 63.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sunray Collegiate ISD (61%). White students are next, at 33.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.6% across Sunray Collegiate 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
Sunray Middle School has 13.76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 132 students would have about 9.2 teachers, so Sunray Middle School has 4.6 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 Dumas Intermediate School, 13.1 miles away in Dumas 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 | 63.6% |
| White | 33.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
56.8% of students are girls and 43.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 45 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
504 E 7th St, Sunray, TX 79086
Phone: (806)948-4444
Website: sunrayisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sunray Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas Intermediate School | Dumas ISD | 13.1 mi | 619 | 14.5 | 77.5% |
| Dumas Junior High School | Dumas ISD | 13.5 mi | 609 | 13.2 | 70.6% |
| Stratford Junior High School | Stratford ISD | 26.5 mi | 137 | 11.3 | 66.4% |
| Gruver Junior High School | Gruver ISD | 28.9 mi | 115 | 9.7 | 44.3% |
| Sanford-Fritch Junior High School | Sanford-Fritch ISD | 29.0 mi | 165 | 11.1 | 58.8% |
| Borger Intermediate School | Borger ISD | 34.9 mi | 335 | 11.9 | 62.4% |
| Borger Middle School | Borger ISD | 34.9 mi | 337 | 15.4 | 56.7% |
| Spearman Junior High School | Spearman ISD | 36.8 mi | 160 | 11 | 62.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sunray Collegiate ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 256 |
| Sunray High School | High | 9–12 | 205 |