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Plains Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

811 Cowboy Way, Plains, TX 79355 · (806) 456-7490 · Part of Plains Independent School District

Plains’ School Grade C− better than 24% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
93
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Plains Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Plains kids: Plains H S

On the path

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

PK–5Plains El201 students
6–8Plains MiddleYou are here
9–12Plains H S129 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

811 Cowboy Way, Plains

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 630
Grade 733
Grade 830
Enrollment over time
111’20
96’21
96’22
94’23
93’24

Down 16.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 35%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plains Middle from Plains families.

Other schools in Plains Independent School District

The district →
Plains El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plains
C−
201 students9:1
Plains H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Plains
A−
129 students7:1

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