Three Lakes Middle School
Public middle school in Tyler, Texas · Tyler ISD · Grades 6–8
Three Lakes Middle School serves 948 students in grades 6–8 in Tyler (Smith County). It is one of 26 schools in Tyler ISD. By enrollment it is the 342nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Tyler ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484347013379 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tyler ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 948 | 18,708 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 16 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.5% | 72.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% 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.
Three Lakes Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Tyler ISD, Three Lakes Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 5.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 6.8 miles away and have a median of 713 students, so Three Lakes 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 321 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 310, against an average of 316 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 321 in grade 6 and 317 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 37.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Tyler ISD (21.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Tyler 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
Three Lakes Middle School has 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 948 students would have about 65.8 teachers, so Three Lakes Middle School has 8.2 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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Hubbard Middle School, 3.7 miles away in the same district. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 11 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 37.8% |
| Hispanic | 28.6% |
| Black | 26.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 321 |
| Grade 7 | 310 |
| Grade 8 | 317 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2445 Three Lakes Pkwy, Tyler, TX 75703
Phone: (903)262-2970
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Three Lakes Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbard Middle School | Tyler ISD | 3.7 mi | 869 | 16.5 | 57.3% |
| Cumberland Academy Middle School | Cumberland Academy | 4.4 mi | 361 | 12.4 | 45.2% |
| Moore Middle School | Tyler ISD | 6.1 mi | 1,019 | 15.6 | 81% |
| Boulter Middle School | Tyler ISD | 6.4 mi | 901 | 16.3 | 88.5% |
| Whitehouse Junior High School | Whitehouse ISD | 7.2 mi | 751 | 14.8 | 42.6% |
| J W Holloway Sixth Grade School | Whitehouse ISD | 8.1 mi | 355 | 14.9 | 49% |
| Chandler Intermediate School | Brownsboro ISD | 8.1 mi | 254 | 14 | 60.2% |
| W L Kissam Intermediate School | Chapel Hill ISD | 9.0 mi | 675 | 14 | 83.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.