Melissa Middle

Summary:

Melissa Middle is a public middle school in Melissa, Texas, serving 1,232 students in grades 6-8 and part of the highly-ranked Melissa Independent School District. This exceptional school has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking among the top 150 middle schools in Texas.

Melissa Middle stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing state and district averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance is particularly impressive across diverse student subgroups, with top-tier results for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and gifted and talented students. Additionally, Melissa Middle boasts extremely low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.1% over the past several years, far below the state average. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school is able to provide personalized attention and support to its students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Dowell Middle and Dr. Jack Cockrill Middle in the McKinney Independent School District, as well as Clark Middle and Southard Middle in the Princeton Independent School District, Melissa Middle stands out as a top-performing institution. While the school's performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities for further improvement in areas such as 8th-grade mathematics and social studies, where the school's results, though still strong, are slightly lower than the state average.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3150 Cardinal Dr
       Melissa, TX  75454-0127


(972) 837-4355

District: Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
150th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,562 Help


Students who attend Melissa Middle usually attend:

High:    Melissa High School

Feeder schools for Melissa Middle:

Elementary:    Harry McKillop Elementary
    North Creek Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  1,232

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.8%
Hispanic:
18.5%
African American:
14.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Melissa Middle ranks better than 93.6% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.78. (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 Melissa Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.8%), Hispanic (18.5%), African American (14.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Melissa Middle is 15.2. (See more...)
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Compare Melissa Middle employs 80.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Melissa Middle is $8,562.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Melissa Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Melissa Middle 150th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Melissa Middle in the ranking list.)

Melissa Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Melissa Independent School District (Isd) 23rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Melissa Middle

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Rank History for all students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.95 272nd 1573 82.7%
2005 76.21 265th 1582 83.2%
2006 73.79 325th 1585 79.5%
2007 65.49 563rd 1684 66.6%
2008 79.93 161st 1718 90.6%
2009 73.15 333rd 1763 81.1%
2010 71.72 342nd 1803 81.0%
2011 71.97 354th 1895 81.3%
2012 81.48 226th 1951 88.4%
2013 74.66 378th 1973 80.8%
2014 78.24 313th 1987 84.2%
2015 86.02 142nd 2043 93.0%
2016 85.07 159th 1987 92.0%
2017 91.74 122nd 2027 94.0%
2018 92.30 108th 2080 94.8%
2019 92.22 122nd 2193 94.4%
2021 92.49 113th 2252 95.0%
2022 90.01 137th 2254 93.9%
2023 91.53 120th 2330 94.8%
2024 89.78 150th 2361 93.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.54 173rd 720 76.0%
2019 73.85 147th 753 80.5%
2021 81.16 84th 743 88.7%
2022 82.97 73rd 813 91.0%
2023 78.52 118th 817 85.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.87 268th 1376 80.5%
2019 64.04 316th 1445 78.1%
2021 84.67 90th 1592 94.3%
2022 83.08 129th 1643 92.1%
2023 78.49 190th 1720 89.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.50 95th 1597 94.1%
2019 85.02 87th 1626 94.6%
2021 73.48 176th 1712 89.7%
2022 85.02 89th 1757 94.9%
2023 88.42 73rd 1815 96.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.39 106th 2039 94.8%
2019 90.88 67th 2073 96.8%
2021 83.16 159th 2172 92.7%
2022 79.47 229th 2220 89.7%
2023 84.52 163rd 2251 92.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.03 109th 2008 94.6%
2019 89.99 136th 2047 93.4%
2021 90.53 126th 2151 94.1%
2022 89.79 128th 2221 94.2%
2023 90.13 121st 2241 94.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.92 207th 1430 85.5%
2019 75.48 225th 1446 84.4%
2021 85.36 24th 1501 98.4%
2022 79.23 143rd 1488 90.4%
2023 80.60 36th 1481 97.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.24 452nd 2008 77.5%
2019 65.91 408th 2058 80.2%
2021 78.53 185th 2118 91.3%
2022 87.71 114th 2182 94.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.03 123rd 2030 93.9%
2019 92.47 93rd 2069 95.5%
2021 93.14 97th 2168 95.5%
2022 89.16 138th 2228 93.8%
2023 91.86 107th 2245 95.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.52 497th 587 15.3%
2019 54.05 308th 594 48.1%
2021 65.91 176th 589 70.1%
2022 73.24 137th 606 77.4%
2023 75.86 117th 616 81.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.11 41st 1167 96.5%
2019 89.51 73rd 1193 93.9%
2021 93.75 33rd 1213 97.3%
2022 90.22 62nd 1251 95.0%
2023 89.08 81st 1273 93.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.88 157th 1895 91.7%
2019 88.60 126th 1935 93.5%
2021 89.03 112th 2043 94.5%
2022 87.36 144th 2077 93.1%
2023 89.12 113th 2116 94.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 94.46 2nd 40 95.0%
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Rank History for White students at Melissa Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.22 139th 1673 91.7%
2019 86.00 155th 1684 90.8%
2021 86.14 111th 1700 93.5%
2022 84.07 145th 1723 91.6%
2023 84.99 141st 1749 91.9%
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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 Melissa Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 61 0 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 67
1990 71 0 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 79
1991 75 0 0 7 3 n/a n/a 0 85
1992 72 1 0 11 4 n/a n/a 0 88
1993 76 1 0 13 6 n/a n/a 0 96
1994 88 1 0 10 4 n/a n/a 0 103
1995 83 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 91
1996 83 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 91
1997 63 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 69
1998 88 0 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 99
1999 95 0 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 106
2000 87 1 1 14 3 n/a n/a 0 106
2001 95 1 1 23 1 n/a n/a 0 121
2002 131 0 1 26 2 n/a n/a 0 160
2003 131 0 1 26 2 n/a n/a 0 160
2004 163 1 2 38 3 n/a n/a 0 207
2005 88 1 1 17 2 n/a n/a 0 109
2006 120 2 1 23 1 n/a n/a 0 147
2007 115 12 1 33 3 n/a n/a 0 164
2008 120 10 1 36 3 n/a n/a 0 170
2009 150 8 3 35 1 n/a n/a 0 197
2010 176 13 0 33 3 n/a n/a 0 225
2011 173 11 1 33 1 1 1 0 221
2012 166 11 2 38 2 1 4 0 224
2013 199 18 1 44 3 1 9 0 275
2014 222 15 2 47 4 0 7 0 297
2015 245 17 2 56 3 1 7 0 331
2016 377 35 3 89 4 1 18 0 527
2017 411 42 6 106 4 0 21 0 590
2018 448 58 10 116 10 0 30 0 672
2019 505 73 18 124 5 0 32 0 757
2020 575 119 20 161 7 0 39 0 921
2021 599 144 33 186 5 1 52 0 1020
2022 587 169 42 241 7 1 70 0 1117
2023 638 184 94 228 7 3 78 0 1232

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 Melissa Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 67 n/a n/a n/a
1990 79 4.0 19.7 n/a
1991 85 35.0 2.4 n/a
1992 88 6.8 12.9 26.1
1993 96 7.0 13.7 32.3
1994 103 8.9 11.6 28.2
1995 91 7.5 12.1 14.3
1996 91 7.5 12.1 14.3
1997 69 7.2 9.6 13
1998 99 8.7 11.4 21.2
1999 106 10.5 10.1 28.3
2000 106 10.9 9.7 23.6
2001 121 11.3 10.7 23.1
2002 160 13.3 12.0 22.5
2003 160 13.3 12.0 22.5
2004 207 17.4 11.9 21.3
2005 109 8.8 12.4 20.2
2006 147 11.9 12.4 24.5
2007 164 11.4 14.4 20.1
2008 170 12.9 13.2 18.8
2009 197 10.8 18.2 23.4
2010 225 12.0 18.6 20.4
2011 221 15.7 13.9 19.5
2012 224 14.9 14.9 22.8
2013 275 15.8 17.3 18.2
2014 297 18.8 15.7 21.5
2015 331 22.0 15.0 16
2016 527 35.0 15.0 15.2
2017 590 38.2 15.4 15.9
2018 672 40.8 16.4 16.2
2019 757 43.7 17.3 0
2020 921 50.9 18.0 16.1
2021 1020 61.7 16.5 13.7
2022 1117 66.4 16.8 15.2
2023 1232 80.8 15.2 n/a

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 Melissa Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 67 n/a n/a n/a
1990 79 4.0 19.7 n/a
1991 85 35.0 2.4 n/a
1992 88 6.8 12.9 26.1
1993 96 7.0 13.7 32.3
1994 103 8.9 11.6 28.2
1995 91 7.5 12.1 14.3
1996 91 7.5 12.1 14.3
1997 69 7.2 9.6 13
1998 99 8.7 11.4 21.2
1999 106 10.5 10.1 28.3
2000 106 10.9 9.7 23.6
2001 121 11.3 10.7 23.1
2002 160 13.3 12.0 22.5
2003 160 13.3 12.0 22.5
2004 207 17.4 11.9 21.3
2005 109 8.8 12.4 20.2
2006 147 11.9 12.4 24.5
2007 164 11.4 14.4 20.1
2008 170 12.9 13.2 18.8
2009 197 10.8 18.2 23.4
2010 225 12.0 18.6 20.4
2011 221 15.7 13.9 19.5
2012 224 14.9 14.9 22.8
2013 275 15.8 17.3 18.2
2014 297 18.8 15.7 21.5
2015 331 22.0 15.0 16
2016 527 35.0 15.0 15.2
2017 590 38.2 15.4 15.9
2018 672 40.8 16.4 16.2
2019 757 43.7 17.3 0
2020 921 50.9 18.0 16.1
2021 1020 61.7 16.5 13.7
2022 1117 66.4 16.8 15.2
2023 1232 80.8 15.2 n/a

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 Melissa Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $451 (5.4%) $7,863 (94.6%) $8,314
2020 $364 (4.6%) $7,529 (95.4%) $7,893
2021 $384 (4.5%) $8,178 (95.5%) $8,562

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Melissa Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 122nd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 120th of 2330 Middle schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Melissa Middle)5380
 27%
   6th Grade Reading (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))5380
 27%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Melissa Middle)6461
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))6461
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Melissa Middle)6674
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))6674
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Melissa Middle)7358
 15%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))7358
 15%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Melissa Middle)7978
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))7978
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Melissa Middle)8077
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))8077
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Melissa Middle)9182
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))9182
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Melissa Middle)6863
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))6863
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Melissa Middle)10097
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))7960
 19%
   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 Students7571232
 62.7%
African American73184
 152.1%
American Indian57
 40%
Asian1894
 422.2%
Hispanic124228
 83.9%
Pacific Islander03
White505638
 26.3%
Two or More Races3278
 143.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Melissa Middle

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

Yes. Melissa Middle ranks in the top 6.4% of Texas middle schools.

Students at Melissa Middle are 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,232 students attended Melissa Middle.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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