Summary:
Kountze Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Kountze Independent School District (ISD) in Kountze, Texas, with a student population of 231. The school has a predominantly White student body (77.06%), with smaller percentages of African American (13.42%), Hispanic (6.49%), and other racial groups. Kountze Middle has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other Texas middle schools.
Kountze Middle faces several key challenges, including racial disparities in academic performance. While Hispanic and special education students perform relatively well compared to their peers statewide, White and multi-racial students at Kountze Middle rank in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Hardin-Jefferson J.H. and Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle. Additionally, Kountze Middle has experienced a higher dropout rate in recent years, with 1.0% of students dropping out in both 2021-2022 and 2020-2021, which is higher than the nearby schools.
Interestingly, Kountze Middle spends more per student ($13,535 in 2020-2021) compared to the nearby schools, such as Lumberton Middle ($8,640) and Hardin-Jefferson J.H. ($7,841), but its performance has not kept pace with the state's overall improvement in academic achievement. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 723 out of 1,987 Texas middle schools in 2015-2016 to 1,222 out of 2,361 in 2023-2024. This suggests that Kountze Middle may have room for improvement in aligning its curriculum and instructional practices with the higher-performing schools in the region, particularly given its high poverty rate, with 63.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Kountze Independent School District (Isd)
SchoolDigger Rank:
1222nd of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,535
Students who attend Kountze Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Kountze Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.2
Number of students: 223
Racial breakdown:
White:
70.4%
African American:
14.3%
Hispanic:
8.1%
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Two or more races:
6.3%
Asian:
0.9%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.2%
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