W S Permenter Middle

Summary:

W S Permenter Middle is a public middle school in Cedar Hill, Texas, serving 626 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cedar Hill Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W S Permenter Middle faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools over the past 8 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is well below state and district averages, with particularly stark disparities in the performance of African American and Hispanic students compared to their White and Asian peers. The school also has a high dropout rate, rising from 0.2% in 2018-2019 to 2.3% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as the high-performing Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy, W S Permenter Middle lags behind in academic achievement. The school's challenges highlight the need for targeted interventions, resource allocation, and a comprehensive approach to improving educational outcomes for all students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who make up 82.59% of the student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 431 W Parkerville Rd
       Cedar Hill, TX  75104-6607


(972) 291-5270

District: Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1763rd of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,232 Help


Students who attend W S Permenter Middle usually attend:

High:    Cedar Hill High School

Feeder schools for W S Permenter Middle:

Elementary:    Highlands Elementary
    Lakeridge Elementary
    Plummer Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  626

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.8%
Hispanic:
29.1%
Two or more races:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.6% Help


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Compare Details W S Permenter Middle ranks worse than 74.7% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.09. (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 Racial makeup is: African American (61.8%), Hispanic (29.1%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at W S Permenter Middle is 15.7. 1 middle schools in the Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at W S Permenter Middle is $9,232, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

W S Permenter Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks W S Permenter Middle 1763rd of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See W S Permenter Middle in the ranking list.)

Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd) 639th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for W S Permenter Middle

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Rank History for all students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.14 1177th 1573 25.2%
2005 33.69 1196th 1582 24.4%
2006 26.04 1302nd 1585 17.9%
2007 31.91 1327th 1684 21.2%
2008 42.37 1182nd 1718 31.2%
2009 44.99 1160th 1763 34.2%
2010 57.74 826th 1803 54.2%
2011 58.41 839th 1895 55.7%
2012 52.68 961st 1951 50.7%
2013 57.98 832nd 1973 57.8%
2014 51.19 1028th 1987 48.3%
2015 44.35 1237th 2043 39.5%
2016 27.99 1599th 1987 19.5%
2017 24.75 1621st 2027 20.0%
2018 24.40 1702nd 2080 18.2%
2019 25.56 1746th 2193 20.4%
2021 20.59 1859th 2252 17.5%
2022 13.97 2070th 2254 8.2%
2023 19.98 1987th 2330 14.7%
2024 29.09 1763rd 2361 25.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.53 367th 720 49.0%
2019 31.74 547th 753 27.4%
2021 11.25 715th 743 3.8%
2022 29.10 636th 813 21.8%
2023 21.28 720th 817 11.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.93 795th 1376 42.2%
2019 45.73 663rd 1445 54.1%
2021 54.95 489th 1592 69.3%
2022 37.40 1023rd 1643 37.7%
2023 46.28 831st 1720 51.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.54 1258th 1597 21.2%
2019 24.12 1444th 1626 11.2%
2021 29.28 1352nd 1712 21.0%
2022 23.29 1608th 1757 8.5%
2023 36.77 1137th 1815 37.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.84 1570th 2039 23.0%
2019 32.59 1542nd 2073 25.6%
2021 29.96 1638th 2172 24.6%
2022 17.34 2040th 2220 8.1%
2023 24.14 1885th 2251 16.3%
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Rank History for Female students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.66 1602nd 2008 20.2%
2019 28.91 1578th 2047 22.9%
2021 23.89 1722nd 2151 19.9%
2022 16.32 2011th 2221 9.5%
2023 24.68 1814th 2241 19.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.42 1152nd 1430 19.4%
2019 36.76 1108th 1446 23.4%
2021 17.82 1327th 1501 11.6%
2022 6.74 1448th 1488 2.7%
2023 23.75 1305th 1481 11.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.26 1488th 2008 25.9%
2019 30.24 1597th 2058 22.4%
2021 29.37 1664th 2118 21.4%
2022 20.97 1975th 2182 9.5%
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Rank History for Male students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.35 1730th 2030 14.8%
2019 22.00 1755th 2069 15.2%
2021 20.01 1845th 2168 14.9%
2022 12.63 2091st 2228 6.1%
2023 16.95 2006th 2245 10.6%
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Rank History for African American students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.90 765th 1167 34.4%
2019 35.58 760th 1193 36.3%
2021 30.74 893rd 1213 26.4%
2022 21.69 1107th 1251 11.5%
2023 27.64 963rd 1273 24.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.70 1144th 1895 39.6%
2019 43.53 1045th 1935 46.0%
2021 34.90 1353rd 2043 33.8%
2022 25.00 1722nd 2077 17.1%
2023 35.79 1421st 2116 32.8%
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Rank History for White students at W S Permenter Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.40 1224th 1673 26.8%
2019 28.63 1334th 1684 20.8%
2021 45.14 930th 1700 45.3%
2022 9.57 1671st 1723 3.0%
2023 37.10 1200th 1749 31.4%
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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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Enrollment information for W S Permenter Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 405 81 12 46 1 n/a n/a 0 545
1989 398 103 14 62 4 n/a n/a 0 581
1990 404 109 8 68 5 n/a n/a 0 594
1991 469 140 9 66 7 n/a n/a 0 691
1992 490 177 11 93 4 n/a n/a 0 775
1993 498 165 14 91 3 n/a n/a 0 771
1994 528 211 22 89 3 n/a n/a 0 853
1995 556 316 18 105 7 n/a n/a 0 1002
1996 556 316 18 105 7 n/a n/a 0 1002
1997 516 328 16 110 6 n/a n/a 0 976
1998 520 347 17 138 9 n/a n/a 0 1031
1999 503 400 17 135 7 n/a n/a 0 1062
2000 430 443 26 146 3 n/a n/a 0 1048
2001 412 529 27 141 4 n/a n/a 0 1113
2002 338 692 25 190 5 n/a n/a 0 1250
2003 338 692 25 190 5 n/a n/a 0 1250
2004 296 722 23 205 7 n/a n/a 0 1253
2005 243 837 18 214 7 n/a n/a 0 1319
2006 153 535 11 168 2 n/a n/a 0 869
2007 137 506 11 161 3 n/a n/a 0 818
2008 116 583 11 174 4 n/a n/a 0 888
2009 90 527 6 177 4 n/a n/a 0 804
2010 78 516 10 170 3 n/a n/a 0 777
2011 70 495 14 186 5 4 17 0 791
2012 49 523 12 189 4 4 15 0 796
2013 31 439 10 145 3 3 13 0 644
2014 26 441 10 152 0 2 14 0 645
2015 36 445 8 131 1 1 10 0 632
2016 45 628 12 200 2 1 15 0 903
2017 33 565 6 206 2 2 17 0 831
2018 32 566 4 193 1 2 22 0 820
2019 21 561 5 181 2 3 27 0 800
2020 19 528 4 197 2 3 23 0 776
2021 15 497 3 195 2 1 22 0 735
2022 26 462 5 202 1 1 20 0 717
2023 20 387 3 182 4 1 29 0 626

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 W S Permenter Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 545 37.0 14.7 n/a
1989 581 n/a n/a n/a
1990 594 40.0 14.8 n/a
1991 691 39.8 17.3 n/a
1992 775 43.2 17.9 7
1993 771 47.0 16.4 14
1994 853 48.5 17.6 13.6
1995 1002 51.6 19.4 15.4
1996 1002 51.6 19.4 15.4
1997 976 63.2 15.4 16.3
1998 1031 75.5 13.7 17.3
1999 1062 70.4 15.1 18.6
2000 1048 68.3 15.3 22.8
2001 1113 70.2 15.9 27.1
2002 1250 74.8 16.7 23.8
2003 1250 74.8 16.7 23.8
2004 1253 70.5 17.8 26.8
2005 1319 70.9 18.6 29
2006 869 51.2 17.0 40.3
2007 818 50.9 16.1 41.4
2008 888 50.1 17.7 44.3
2009 804 49.3 16.3 51.6
2010 777 47.2 16.4 57.7
2011 791 46.3 17.0 61.4
2012 796 44.0 18.0 65.5
2013 644 42.3 15.1 69.4
2014 645 43.6 14.7 72.4
2015 632 40.0 15.8 68
2016 903 50.0 18.0 67.2
2017 831 48.9 16.9 76.1
2018 820 50.1 16.3 71.5
2019 800 47.9 16.6 73.9
2020 776 44.2 17.5 75
2021 735 42.9 17.1 69.4
2022 717 40.5 17.6 74.1
2023 626 39.7 15.7 82.6

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 W S Permenter Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 545 37.0 14.7 n/a
1989 581 n/a n/a n/a
1990 594 40.0 14.8 n/a
1991 691 39.8 17.3 n/a
1992 775 43.2 17.9 7
1993 771 47.0 16.4 14
1994 853 48.5 17.6 13.6
1995 1002 51.6 19.4 15.4
1996 1002 51.6 19.4 15.4
1997 976 63.2 15.4 16.3
1998 1031 75.5 13.7 17.3
1999 1062 70.4 15.1 18.6
2000 1048 68.3 15.3 22.8
2001 1113 70.2 15.9 27.1
2002 1250 74.8 16.7 23.8
2003 1250 74.8 16.7 23.8
2004 1253 70.5 17.8 26.8
2005 1319 70.9 18.6 29
2006 869 51.2 17.0 40.3
2007 818 50.9 16.1 41.4
2008 888 50.1 17.7 44.3
2009 804 49.3 16.3 51.6
2010 777 47.2 16.4 57.7
2011 791 46.3 17.0 61.4
2012 796 44.0 18.0 65.5
2013 644 42.3 15.1 69.4
2014 645 43.6 14.7 72.4
2015 632 40.0 15.8 68
2016 903 50.0 18.0 67.2
2017 831 48.9 16.9 76.1
2018 820 50.1 16.3 71.5
2019 800 47.9 16.6 73.9
2020 776 44.2 17.5 75
2021 735 42.9 17.1 69.4
2022 717 40.5 17.6 74.1
2023 626 39.7 15.7 82.6

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for W S Permenter Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,156 (12.4%) $8,134 (87.5%) $9,291
2020 $1,158 (13.5%) $7,441 (86.5%) $8,599
2021 $1,432 (15.5%) $7,801 (84.5%) $9,232

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

Impact of COVID-19 on W S Permenter Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1746th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1987th of 2330 Middle schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (W S Permenter Middle)1829
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))3140
 9%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (W S Permenter Middle)2814
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))3920
 19%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (W S Permenter Middle)3431
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))4141
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (W S Permenter Middle)126
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))1614
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (W S Permenter Middle)3946
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))4352
 9%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (W S Permenter Middle)3730
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))4732
 15%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (W S Permenter Middle)3923
 16%
   8th Grade Science (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))4434
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (W S Permenter Middle)2215
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))2821
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (W S Permenter Middle)7558
 17%
   End of Course Algebra I (Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd))5424
 30%
   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 Students800626
 21.8%
African American561387
 31%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic181182
 0.6%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White2120
 4.8%
Two or More Races2729
 7.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.9%82.6%
 8.7%


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W S Permenter Middle ranks 1763rd of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at W S Permenter Middle are 62% African American, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 626 students attended W S Permenter Middle.

Students who attend W S Permenter Middle usually go on to attend Cedar Hill High School


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