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Center Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

302 Kennedy St, Center, TX 75935 · (936) 598-5619 · Part of Center Independent School District

Center’s School Grade B better than 55% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
496
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Center Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Center kids: Center H S

On the path

Where Center kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Center El476 students
6–8Center MiddleYou are here
9–12Center H S662 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

302 Kennedy St, Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6192
Grade 7137
Grade 8167
Enrollment over time
561’20
539’21
533’22
492’23
496’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 24%Black 20%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Center Middle from Center families.

Other schools in Center Independent School District

The district →
F L Moffett Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Center
630 students16:1
Center El
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Center
C+
476 students15:1
Center H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Center
B
662 students13:1
Roughrider Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Center
43 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Center’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.