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Nixon-Smiley Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

800 Rancho Rd, Nixon, TX 78140 · (830) 582-1536 · Part of Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District

Nixon’s School Grade B better than 60% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
280
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Nixon-Smiley Middle

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Nixon kids: Nixon-Smiley H S

On the path

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

PK–4Nixon Smiley Elin Smiley
5–8Nixon-Smiley MiddleYou are here
9–12Nixon-Smiley H S295 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts41%
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 ↗

800 Rancho Rd, Nixon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 565
Grade 669
Grade 771
Grade 875
Enrollment over time
298’20
306’21
300’22
286’23
280’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%White 26%Two or more races 3%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nixon-Smiley Middle from Nixon families.

Other schools in Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District

The district →
Nixon Smiley El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Smiley
B−
438 students13:1
Nixon-Smiley Cisd Daep
Other · Grades 4–10 · Smiley
2 students1:1
Nixon-Smiley H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Nixon
A
295 students11:1
Nixon-Smiley Pace
Secondary · Grades 10 · Smiley
1 students5:1

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; Nixon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.