📍 505 7th St, Abernathy, Hale County, 79311
Abernathy Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Abernathy, Hale County. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ollie Hart. It is part of the Abernathy Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Abernathy Middle enrolls 180 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 54% |
| White | 74 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
90 of the school's 180 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Abernathy Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 88.
Abernathy Middle is one of 4 schools in ABERNATHY ISD, based in ABERNATHY, Texas. The district serves 808 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 180 students, Abernathy Middle is close to the district average of about 202 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant