📍 702 S Judge Ely Blvd, Abilene, Taylor County, 79601
Craig Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 783 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley West. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Craig Middle enrolls 783 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 374 | 48% |
| White | 255 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 117 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
595 of the school's 783 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 569 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Craig Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 24, state house district 71.
Craig Middle is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 783 students, Craig Middle is larger than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize