Athens Middle

Summary:

Athens Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Athens Independent School District in Athens, Texas, with a student population of 682 that is predominantly Hispanic and White.

While Athens Middle maintains relatively low dropout rates, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state average across most subjects and grade levels. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but African American and multi-racial students struggling. Compared to nearby middle schools like Cayuga Middle, Eustace Middle, and Cross Roads J.H., Athens Middle generally performs worse academically.

Despite these challenges, Athens Middle performs relatively well for its gifted and talented student population, ranking in the top 25% of Texas middle schools in this category. However, the school's per-student spending is relatively low compared to nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio is on the higher end, which may contribute to its academic struggles. The racial composition of Athens Middle's student population has also shifted slightly over the past few years, with a gradual decrease in the percentage of White students and a corresponding increase in the percentage of Hispanic students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6800 State Hwy 19 S
       Athens, TX  75751-8922


(903) 677-3030

District: Athens Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1559th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,135 Help


Students who attend Athens Middle usually attend:

High:    Athens High School

Feeder schools for Athens Middle:

Elementary:    Bel Air Elementary
    Central Athens
    South Athens Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  682

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.4%
White:
30.4%
African American:
14.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Athens Middle ranks worse than 66% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.34. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Athens Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.4%), White (30.4%), African American (14.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Athens Middle is 16.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Athens Middle is $9,135.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Athens Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Athens Middle 1559th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Athens Middle in the ranking list.)

Athens Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Athens Independent School District (Isd) 555th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Athens Middle

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Rank History for all students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.67 834th 1573 47.0%
2005 58.24 687th 1582 56.6%
2006 57.46 739th 1585 53.4%
2007 52.17 908th 1684 46.1%
2008 54.55 853rd 1718 50.3%
2009 55.28 887th 1763 49.7%
2010 59.66 757th 1803 58.0%
2011 53.41 1026th 1895 45.9%
2012 44.91 1170th 1951 40.0%
2013 36.93 1404th 1973 28.8%
2014 24.38 1637th 1987 17.6%
2015 41.95 1296th 2043 36.6%
2016 41.33 1268th 1987 36.2%
2017 40.35 1175th 2027 42.0%
2018 37.77 1304th 2080 37.3%
2019 38.17 1345th 2193 38.7%
2021 49.44 1041st 2252 53.8%
2022 46.18 1126th 2254 50.0%
2023 45.96 1183rd 2330 49.2%
2024 35.34 1559th 2361 34.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.13 621st 720 13.8%
2019 27.77 593rd 753 21.2%
2021 21.80 642nd 743 13.6%
2022 27.53 647th 813 20.4%
2023 23.69 693rd 817 15.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.65 1279th 1376 7.0%
2019 26.64 1209th 1445 16.3%
2021 48.32 654th 1592 58.9%
2022 44.89 806th 1643 50.9%
2023 31.81 1241st 1720 27.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.72 604th 1597 62.2%
2019 30.22 1241st 1626 23.7%
2021 39.92 919th 1712 46.3%
2022 31.52 1304th 1757 25.8%
2023 46.67 770th 1815 57.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.19 1422nd 2039 30.3%
2019 41.68 1225th 2073 40.9%
2021 52.92 871st 2172 59.9%
2022 46.92 1091st 2220 50.9%
2023 47.10 1138th 2251 49.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.30 1305th 2008 35.0%
2019 42.13 1173rd 2047 42.7%
2021 48.74 1031st 2151 52.1%
2022 46.75 1092nd 2221 50.8%
2023 47.18 1122nd 2241 49.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.24 665th 1430 53.5%
2019 49.92 916th 1446 36.7%
2021 72.32 393rd 1501 73.8%
2022 78.80 159th 1488 89.3%
2023 71.45 370th 1481 75.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.26 1358th 2008 32.4%
2019 37.61 1298th 2058 36.9%
2021 45.55 1015th 2118 52.1%
2022 36.17 1447th 2182 33.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.47 1265th 2030 37.7%
2019 35.16 1377th 2069 33.4%
2021 49.16 1003rd 2168 53.7%
2022 44.68 1153rd 2228 48.2%
2023 44.55 1201st 2245 46.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.60 894th 1167 23.4%
2019 34.08 799th 1193 33.0%
2021 34.19 826th 1213 31.9%
2022 27.50 1001st 1251 20.0%
2023 24.04 1049th 1273 17.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.48 1401st 1895 26.1%
2019 32.20 1411th 1935 27.1%
2021 52.62 812th 2043 60.3%
2022 45.66 1054th 2077 49.3%
2023 56.78 757th 2116 64.2%
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Rank History for White students at Athens Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.03 915th 1673 45.3%
2019 48.01 839th 1684 50.2%
2021 53.93 719th 1700 57.7%
2022 57.84 638th 1723 63.0%
2023 44.86 1009th 1749 42.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Athens Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 603 149 4 23 2 n/a n/a 0 781
1989 607 128 1 24 0 n/a n/a 0 760
1990 606 128 2 42 0 n/a n/a 0 778
1991 578 128 1 52 0 n/a n/a 0 759
1992 573 165 1 49 1 n/a n/a 0 789
1993 369 117 0 47 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1994 400 124 0 53 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1995 398 103 1 71 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1996 398 103 1 71 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1997 374 93 2 106 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1998 398 95 3 100 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1999 380 94 0 88 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2000 336 87 0 88 0 n/a n/a 0 511
2001 293 78 1 121 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2002 322 80 1 134 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2003 322 80 1 134 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2004 307 79 0 122 0 n/a n/a 0 508
2005 275 82 2 138 0 n/a n/a 0 497
2006 266 78 2 146 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2007 221 79 2 138 1 n/a n/a 0 441
2008 206 81 3 165 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2009 361 105 2 296 1 n/a n/a 0 765
2010 370 113 1 310 1 n/a n/a 0 795
2011 340 111 4 313 2 1 11 0 782
2012 324 111 7 337 3 1 15 0 798
2013 308 115 4 318 4 1 13 0 763
2014 282 113 10 314 4 0 14 0 737
2015 271 92 8 301 5 1 16 0 694
2016 253 74 6 326 0 1 27 0 687
2017 273 69 5 328 1 0 29 0 705
2018 249 69 7 336 1 0 28 0 690
2019 208 75 6 338 2 0 28 0 657
2020 226 80 4 338 3 1 30 0 682
2021 223 101 4 317 1 0 30 0 676
2022 207 85 2 326 0 0 32 0 652
2023 207 101 4 330 1 0 39 0 682

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Athens Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 781 45.0 17.3 n/a
1989 760 n/a n/a n/a
1990 778 47.0 16.5 n/a
1991 759 47.1 16.1 n/a
1992 789 47.3 16.6 32.3
1993 533 37.0 14.4 34.5
1994 577 39.2 14.7 30
1995 573 38.9 14.7 30.7
1996 573 38.9 14.7 30.7
1997 575 41.8 13.8 29.4
1998 596 41.3 14.4 27
1999 562 40.4 13.9 34.2
2000 511 40.8 12.5 35.8
2001 494 41.9 11.8 38.3
2002 537 40.8 13.2 45.6
2003 537 40.8 13.2 45.6
2004 508 36.1 14.1 49.2
2005 497 37.3 13.3 53.5
2006 492 40.1 12.3 57.7
2007 441 40.1 11.0 59
2008 455 33.7 13.5 59.8
2009 765 49.4 15.5 61.6
2010 795 50.8 15.6 68.8
2011 782 50.2 15.5 69.7
2012 798 47.7 16.7 70.7
2013 763 45.6 16.7 70
2014 737 44.2 16.6 72.3
2015 694 46.0 15.0 72.8
2016 687 44.0 15.6 68.7
2017 705 41.6 16.9 72.9
2018 690 41.6 16.5 71.4
2019 657 40.2 16.3 75.6
2020 682 40.1 17.0 80.1
2021 676 40.0 16.8 82
2022 652 40.3 16.1 78.8
2023 682 40.1 16.9 80.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Athens Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 781 45.0 17.3 n/a
1989 760 n/a n/a n/a
1990 778 47.0 16.5 n/a
1991 759 47.1 16.1 n/a
1992 789 47.3 16.6 32.3
1993 533 37.0 14.4 34.5
1994 577 39.2 14.7 30
1995 573 38.9 14.7 30.7
1996 573 38.9 14.7 30.7
1997 575 41.8 13.8 29.4
1998 596 41.3 14.4 27
1999 562 40.4 13.9 34.2
2000 511 40.8 12.5 35.8
2001 494 41.9 11.8 38.3
2002 537 40.8 13.2 45.6
2003 537 40.8 13.2 45.6
2004 508 36.1 14.1 49.2
2005 497 37.3 13.3 53.5
2006 492 40.1 12.3 57.7
2007 441 40.1 11.0 59
2008 455 33.7 13.5 59.8
2009 765 49.4 15.5 61.6
2010 795 50.8 15.6 68.8
2011 782 50.2 15.5 69.7
2012 798 47.7 16.7 70.7
2013 763 45.6 16.7 70
2014 737 44.2 16.6 72.3
2015 694 46.0 15.0 72.8
2016 687 44.0 15.6 68.7
2017 705 41.6 16.9 72.9
2018 690 41.6 16.5 71.4
2019 657 40.2 16.3 75.6
2020 682 40.1 17.0 80.1
2021 676 40.0 16.8 82
2022 652 40.3 16.1 78.8
2023 682 40.1 16.9 80.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Athens Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,302 (15.3%) $7,218 (84.7%) $8,520
2020 $1,102 (12.5%) $7,739 (87.5%) $8,841
2021 $1,120 (12.3%) $8,016 (87.8%) $9,135

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Athens Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1345th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1183rd of 2330 Middle schools
 10.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Athens Middle)2649
 23%
   6th Grade Reading (Athens Independent School District (Isd))2649
 23%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Athens Middle)3329
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Athens Independent School District (Isd))3329
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Athens Middle)3352
 19%
   7th Grade Reading (Athens Independent School District (Isd))3352
 19%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Athens Middle)3627
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Athens Independent School District (Isd))3627
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Athens Middle)5150
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Athens Independent School District (Isd))5150
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Athens Middle)6050
 10%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Athens Independent School District (Isd))6050
 10%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Athens Middle)3446
 12%
   8th Grade Science (Athens Independent School District (Isd))3446
 12%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Athens Middle)1821
 3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Athens Independent School District (Isd))1821
 3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students657682
 3.8%
African American75101
 34.7%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian64
 33.3%
Hispanic338330
 2.4%
Pacific Islander00
White208207
 0.5%
Two or More Races2839
 39.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.6%80.4%
 4.7%


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Athens Middle ranks 1559th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 682 students attended Athens Middle.

Students at Athens Middle are 48% Hispanic, 30% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Athens Middle usually go on to attend Athens High School


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