Tom Bean Middle School
Public middle school in Tom Bean, Texas · Tom Bean ISD · Grades 6–8
Tom Bean Middle School serves 170 students in grades 6–8 in Tom Bean (Grayson County). It is one of 3 schools in Tom Bean ISD. By enrollment it is the 1578th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Tom Bean ISD |
| County | Grayson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484293006622 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tom Bean ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 170 | 741 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 12.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.2% | 44% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Tom Bean Middle School in context
Size
Tom Bean Middle School is the only middle school in Tom Bean ISD. Its 170 students are 22.9% of the district's 741. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 8.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 419; Tom Bean 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 6 with 60 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 54, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (54 against 60). 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: 74.7% here and 74.1% across Tom Bean ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 21.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44% across Tom Bean 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 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 170 students, Tom Bean Middle School has 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 170 students would have about 11.8 teachers, so Tom Bean Middle School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Tom Bean 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 Whitewright Middle School, 5.9 miles away in Whitewright ISD. Within 10 miles there are 6 other middle schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.7% |
| Hispanic | 21.8% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
42.4% of students are girls and 57.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 60 |
| Grade 7 | 56 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
289 Franklin Rd, Tom Bean, TX 75489
Phone: (903)546-6161
Website: tbisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tom Bean Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewright Middle School | Whitewright ISD | 5.9 mi | 190 | 11 | 45.8% |
| Howe Middle School | Howe ISD | 7.1 mi | 281 | 10.7 | 42.3% |
| Van Alstyne Junior High School | Van Alstyne ISD | 8.0 mi | 405 | 13.2 | 17.5% |
| Van Alstyne Middle School | Van Alstyne ISD | 8.3 mi | 433 | 14.7 | 22.6% |
| Pritchard Junior High School | Bells ISD | 9.0 mi | 231 | 12.1 | 35.1% |
| Sherman Middle School | Sherman ISD | 9.4 mi | 869 | 12.4 | 79.9% |
| Piner Middle School | Sherman ISD | 10.1 mi | 831 | 12.4 | 68% |
| Slayter Creek Middle School | Anna ISD | 12.0 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 55.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tom Bean ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bean Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 358 |
| Tom Bean High School | High | 9–12 | 213 |