Tatum Middle School
Public middle school in Tatum, Texas · Tatum ISD · Grades 6–8
Tatum Middle School serves 321 students in grades 6–8 in Tatum (Rusk County). It is one of 4 schools in Tatum ISD. By enrollment it is the 1364th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 20.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Tatum ISD |
| County | Rusk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484224006046 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tatum ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 321 | 1,392 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.3% | 61.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 66% 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.
Tatum Middle School in context
Size
Tatum Middle School is the only middle school in Tatum ISD. Its 321 students are 23.1% of the district's 1,392. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 15.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 715; Tatum 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 114 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 93, against an average of 107 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 6 (114 against 93). 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: 43% here and 43% across Tatum ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 33.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.5% across Tatum 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
With 20.73 full-time-equivalent teachers for 321 students, Tatum Middle School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 321 students would have about 22.3 teachers, so Tatum Middle School has 1.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Tatum Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Hallsville Junior High School, 12.1 miles away in Hallsville 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 | 43% |
| Hispanic | 33.3% |
| Black | 17.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 93 |
| Grade 7 | 114 |
| Grade 8 | 114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
410 N Hill St, Tatum, TX 75691
Phone: (903)947-6482
Website: tatumisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tatum Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsville Junior High School | Hallsville ISD | 12.1 mi | 768 | 12.7 | 40.4% |
| Hallsville Intermediate School | Hallsville ISD | 12.3 mi | 759 | 11.8 | 44% |
| Carthage Junior High School | Carthage ISD | 14.8 mi | 398 | 16.4 | 48.5% |
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | Carthage ISD | 15.0 mi | 566 | 13.5 | 54.2% |
| Foster Middle School | Longview ISD | 15.8 mi | 788 | 14 | 83.5% |
| Forest Park Magnet School | Longview ISD | 17.9 mi | 474 | 10.5 | 91.6% |
| Marshall Junior High School | Marshall ISD | 18.4 mi | 1,035 | 13.1 | 79.2% |
| Pine Tree Middle School | Pine Tree ISD | 19.9 mi | 671 | 15.3 | 74.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tatum ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 306 |
| Tatum High School | High | 9–12 | 437 |
| Tatum Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 328 |