Bush Middle

Summary:

Bush Middle is a public middle school located in Irving, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 727 students. The school is part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 407 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bush Middle faces several challenges, including lower test scores, higher dropout rates, and a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students compared to the surrounding schools. The school's STAAR test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 49.09%, 48.42%, and 48.09% of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, respectively, compared to the district averages of 49.93%, 43.41%, and 44.55%. Additionally, Bush Middle has seen a gradual increase in its dropout rate, from 0.0% in 2018-2019 to 0.7% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 58.87% in 2022-2023, compared to the surrounding schools in the district.

When comparing Bush Middle to nearby schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, such as Blalack Middle, Field Middle, Polk Middle, and Perry Middle, Bush Middle generally performs worse on standardized tests and has higher dropout rates. However, the schools in the neighboring Coppell ISD, such as Coppell Middle North, Coppell Middle West, and Coppell Middle East, consistently outperform Bush Middle and the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD on various metrics, including test scores, dropout rates, and student-teacher ratios.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 515 Cowboys Pkwy
       Irving, TX  75063-8728


(972) 968-3700

District: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1337th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,389 Help


Students who attend Bush Middle usually attend:

High:    Ranchview High School

Feeder schools for Bush Middle:

Elementary:    Freeman Elementary
    La Villita Elementary
    Landry Elementary
    Las Colinas Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  695

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.3%
Hispanic:
25.6%
Asian:
18.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bush Middle ranks worse than 56.6% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.82. (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 Bush Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.3%), Hispanic (25.6%), Asian (18.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bush Middle is 11.5, which is the 3rd best among 6 middle schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bush Middle is $10,389. 3 middle schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bush Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Bush Middle 1337th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Bush Middle in the ranking list.)

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd) 407th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bush Middle

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Rank History for all students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.24 376th 1573 76.1%
2005 70.96 380th 1582 76.0%
2006 64.48 555th 1585 65.0%
2007 70.75 395th 1684 76.5%
2008 68.00 470th 1718 72.6%
2009 71.51 386th 1763 78.1%
2010 58.60 792nd 1803 56.1%
2011 56.48 925th 1895 51.2%
2012 70.51 482nd 1951 75.3%
2013 59.86 770th 1973 61.0%
2014 60.67 769th 1987 61.3%
2015 63.23 721st 2043 64.7%
2016 61.79 777th 1987 60.9%
2017 40.65 1165th 2027 42.5%
2018 47.63 1023rd 2080 50.8%
2019 41.91 1235th 2193 43.7%
2021 40.20 1287th 2252 42.9%
2022 39.52 1345th 2254 40.3%
2023 44.30 1241st 2330 46.7%
2024 41.82 1337th 2361 43.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.01 453rd 720 37.1%
2022 31.93 595th 813 26.8%
2023 56.04 315th 817 61.4%
2024 52.10 359th 812 55.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.63 323rd 1376 76.5%
2019 41.85 783rd 1445 45.8%
2021 42.98 832nd 1592 47.7%
2022 32.42 1181st 1643 28.1%
2023 49.42 743rd 1720 56.8%
2024 46.45 834th 1760 52.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.00 348th 1597 78.2%
2019 60.19 377th 1626 76.8%
2021 58.20 427th 1712 75.1%
2022 57.54 456th 1757 74.0%
2023 48.55 708th 1815 61.0%
2024 57.12 608th 1881 67.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.18 1245th 2039 38.9%
2019 33.97 1484th 2073 28.4%
2021 29.97 1637th 2172 24.6%
2022 32.20 1639th 2220 26.2%
2023 35.20 1529th 2251 32.1%
2024 37.34 1427th 2224 35.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.72 1059th 2008 47.3%
2019 40.50 1218th 2047 40.5%
2021 41.32 1222nd 2151 43.2%
2022 36.13 1439th 2221 35.2%
2023 44.01 1234th 2241 44.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.53 225th 1430 84.3%
2019 71.36 361st 1446 75.0%
2021 63.27 646th 1501 57.0%
2022 65.17 540th 1488 63.7%
2023 61.65 686th 1481 53.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.12 734th 2008 63.4%
2019 36.02 1354th 2058 34.2%
2021 32.82 1523rd 2118 28.1%
2022 36.93 1415th 2182 35.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.84 932nd 2030 54.1%
2019 42.21 1145th 2069 44.7%
2021 40.16 1249th 2168 42.4%
2022 42.78 1214th 2228 45.5%
2023 44.53 1202nd 2245 46.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.60 286th 587 51.3%
2019 59.23 259th 594 56.4%
2021 45.92 342nd 589 41.9%
2022 49.65 342nd 606 43.6%
2023 55.22 308th 616 50.0%
2024 52.81 327th 612 46.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.28 624th 1167 46.5%
2019 35.47 763rd 1193 36.0%
2021 37.83 738th 1213 39.2%
2022 37.33 768th 1251 38.6%
2023 35.24 819th 1273 35.7%
2024 35.33 832nd 1271 34.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.25 600th 1895 68.3%
2019 38.78 1199th 1935 38.0%
2021 35.26 1341st 2043 34.4%
2022 36.30 1349th 2077 35.1%
2023 40.34 1277th 2116 39.7%
2024 27.91 1654th 2108 21.5%
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Rank History for White students at Bush Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.73 980th 1673 41.4%
2019 46.69 875th 1684 48.0%
2021 31.08 1298th 1700 23.6%
2022 50.82 819th 1723 52.5%
2023 46.31 970th 1749 44.5%
2024 35.58 1203rd 1724 30.2%
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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.

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Reviews:
Facebook Profile Picture by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, July 4, 2009

Open Quote this school is awesome i mean great the teachers help more and they show you more then you have to know to be more prepare... and i know that the teachers are doing way better each year because the years i've been in bush, when they gives us the task results they some times tell us whats our rating out of the other schools in our district and we always com at 1st or 2nd place which means 90% or more... about the friends and things like that well your kids shouldn't worry about that because you will meet a lot of new friends and we are the nicest people.. oh and about choir, orchestra, band, theater arts and other are the best things we get to go places and sing, play, me as a student in bush i was in advance choir and orchestra we when to a lot of places and we went to the mall and at the end of the year we go to six flags or hurricane harbor any places like that... is you have any other questions feel free to ask at [email protected] ... it sucks that i'm going to high school now because this school have been a good experience .. i was a student at bush from 2006-2009 6th grade thou 8th grade Close Quote



Enrollment information for Bush Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 122 44 43 25 2 n/a n/a 0 236
1998 123 60 54 21 3 n/a n/a 0 261
1999 142 98 73 36 2 n/a n/a 0 351
2000 162 121 104 66 2 n/a n/a 0 455
2001 156 170 121 80 1 n/a n/a 0 528
2002 115 168 90 56 3 n/a n/a 0 432
2003 115 168 90 56 3 n/a n/a 0 432
2004 156 238 128 93 2 n/a n/a 0 617
2005 163 227 138 100 2 n/a n/a 0 630
2006 141 262 147 96 2 n/a n/a 0 648
2007 130 224 143 116 3 n/a n/a 0 616
2008 129 214 154 123 2 n/a n/a 0 622
2009 136 225 155 137 1 n/a n/a 0 654
2010 150 270 140 142 1 n/a n/a 0 703
2011 159 298 136 158 2 0 14 0 767
2012 138 294 133 135 4 1 15 0 720
2013 118 319 124 123 3 0 12 0 699
2014 91 293 133 151 3 1 13 0 685
2015 78 294 133 151 2 0 14 0 672
2016 89 304 127 145 2 1 28 0 696
2017 88 319 92 137 1 2 24 0 663
2018 73 321 96 157 4 1 37 0 689
2019 79 307 94 162 2 0 33 0 677
2020 80 317 105 162 1 1 37 0 703
2021 67 307 118 204 1 1 41 0 739
2022 79 334 111 190 3 1 46 0 764
2023 62 299 118 190 4 0 54 0 727
2024 53 301 130 178 2 0 31 0 695

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 Bush Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 236 11.8 20.0 8.5
1998 261 19.8 13.2 14.9
1999 351 28.5 12.3 23.9
2000 455 33.8 13.5 25.3
2001 528 37.9 13.9 28.2
2002 432 29.6 14.6 36.8
2003 432 29.6 14.6 36.8
2004 617 42.3 14.6 40.5
2005 630 39.8 15.8 36.2
2006 648 46.2 14.0 38.6
2007 616 48.3 12.8 36.2
2008 622 49.6 12.5 37.8
2009 654 47.7 13.7 37.9
2010 703 46.8 14.9 42.4
2011 767 42.6 18.0 46.5
2012 720 43.8 16.4 48.6
2013 699 44.3 15.7 51.4
2014 685 45.1 15.1 48.8
2015 672 45.0 14.9 51.9
2016 696 46.0 15.1 51
2017 663 45.9 14.4 55.1
2018 689 45.8 15.0 59.1
2019 677 44.4 15.2 61.7
2020 703 45.1 15.5 56.5
2021 739 45.4 16.2 55.5
2022 764 51.9 14.7 55.2
2023 727 53.4 13.5 58.9
2024 695 59.9 11.5 59.9

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 Bush Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 236 11.8 20.0 8.5
1998 261 19.8 13.2 14.9
1999 351 28.5 12.3 23.9
2000 455 33.8 13.5 25.3
2001 528 37.9 13.9 28.2
2002 432 29.6 14.6 36.8
2003 432 29.6 14.6 36.8
2004 617 42.3 14.6 40.5
2005 630 39.8 15.8 36.2
2006 648 46.2 14.0 38.6
2007 616 48.3 12.8 36.2
2008 622 49.6 12.5 37.8
2009 654 47.7 13.7 37.9
2010 703 46.8 14.9 42.4
2011 767 42.6 18.0 46.5
2012 720 43.8 16.4 48.6
2013 699 44.3 15.7 51.4
2014 685 45.1 15.1 48.8
2015 672 45.0 14.9 51.9
2016 696 46.0 15.1 51
2017 663 45.9 14.4 55.1
2018 689 45.8 15.0 59.1
2019 677 44.4 15.2 61.7
2020 703 45.1 15.5 56.5
2021 739 45.4 16.2 55.5
2022 764 51.9 14.7 55.2
2023 727 53.4 13.5 58.9
2024 695 59.9 11.5 59.9

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 Bush Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $961 (9.7%) $8,986 (90.3%) $9,948
2020 $978 (9.6%) $9,170 (90.4%) $10,148
2021 $1,352 (13.0%) $9,038 (87.0%) $10,389

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Bush Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1235th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1241st of 2330 Middle schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Bush Middle)3549
 14%
   6th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))3146
 15%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Bush Middle)3827
 11%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))4032
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Bush Middle)5043
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bush Middle)80
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))2018
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Bush Middle)4353
 10%
   8th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))4650
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bush Middle)3529
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))5044
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Bush Middle)2843
 15%
   8th Grade Science (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))4540
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Bush Middle)4042
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))3126
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Bush Middle)10081
 19%
   End of Course Algebra I (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))6443
 21%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students677727
 7.4%
African American307299
 2.6%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian94118
 25.5%
Hispanic162190
 17.3%
Pacific Islander00
White7962
 21.5%
Two or More Races3354
 63.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.7%58.9%
 2.9%


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Students at Bush Middle are 43% African American, 26% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Bush Middle ranks 1337th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Bush Middle usually go on to attend Ranchview High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 695 students attended Bush Middle.


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