For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 235 students in Dekalb Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in Dekalb Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Texas public middle school average of 74% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
3 Schools
2,745 Schools
# Students
828 Students
1,535,707 Students
# Teachers
67 Teachers
105,534 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Dekalb Independent School District, which is ranked #608 of all 1,201 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#621 out of 1204 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
46%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.64
# American Indian Students
7 Students
5,672 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
75,901 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
120 Students
818,505 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
53%
# Black Students
143 Students
198,107 Students
% Black Students
17%
13%
# White Students
493 Students
392,132 Students
% White Students
60%
26%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,358 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
60 Students
43,032 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
76
13,662
# Students in K Grade:
50
20,054
# Students in 1st Grade:
47
21,208
# Students in 2nd Grade:
53
20,812
# Students in 3rd Grade:
54
20,550
# Students in 4th Grade:
41
20,734
# Students in 5th Grade:
52
29,817
# Students in 6th Grade:
64
325,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
59
409,592
# Students in 8th Grade:
60
425,784
# Students in 9th Grade:
75
71,142
# Students in 10th Grade:
71
59,666
# Students in 11th Grade:
68
51,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
58
46,288
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,077 is higher than the state median of $13,417. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,641 is less than the state median of $14,148. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$74,029 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$78,063 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,077
$13,417
Spending / Student
$11,641
$14,148
Best Dekalb Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
James L Germany Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
929 W Grizzly Dr
De Kalb, TX 75559
(903) 667-2834
De Kalb, TX 75559
(903) 667-2834
Grades: 5-8
| 235 students
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