Texas Middle School
Public middle school in Texarkana, Texas · Texarkana ISD · Grades 6–8
Texas Middle School serves 1,421 students in grades 6–8 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 13 schools in Texarkana ISD. By enrollment it is the 43rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 108.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Texarkana ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484248004852 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texarkana ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,421 | 7,269 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.7% | 75% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Texas Middle School in context
Size
Texas Middle School is the only middle school in Texarkana ISD. Its 1,421 students are 19.5% of the district's 7,269. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 12.2 miles away and have a median of 254 students, so Texas Middle School is larger 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 6 with 495 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 455, against an average of 474 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 495 in grade 6 and 455 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 46% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texarkana ISD (43.3%). White students are next, at 26.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across Texarkana 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
Texas Middle School has 108.43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,421 students would have about 98.7 teachers, so Texas Middle School has 9.7 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Pleasant Grove Middle School, 1.8 miles away in Pleasant Grove ISD. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 46% |
| White | 26.2% |
| Hispanic | 19.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 495 |
| Grade 7 | 471 |
| Grade 8 | 455 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2100 College Dr., Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)793-5631
Website: txkisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 1.8 mi | 537 | 13.1 | 40.2% |
| Liberty-Eylau Middle School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 5.8 mi | 594 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Red Lick Middle School | Red Lick ISD | 6.2 mi | 234 | 12.9 | – |
| Redwater Junior High School | Redwater ISD | 11.9 mi | 166 | 9.6 | 53.6% |
| Redwater Intermediate School | Redwater ISD | 12.5 mi | 251 | 11.5 | 52.6% |
| Hooks Junior High School | Hooks ISD | 13.6 mi | 257 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
| New Boston Middle School | New Boston ISD | 19.9 mi | 240 | 9.3 | 84.2% |
| Morris Upchurch Middle School | Queen City ISD | 21.6 mi | 267 | 11 | 62.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texarkana ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Academy of Texas | High | 5–12 | 471 |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 427 |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 351 |
| Nash Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 667 |
| Options Early Graduation High School | High | 9–12 | 61 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 265 |
| Spring Lake Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 334 |
| Texas High School | High | 9–12 | 1,750 |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | Elementary | K–2 | 329 |
| Waggoner Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 |
| Wake Village Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 539 |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 317 |