📍 6800 State Hwy 19 S, Athens, Henderson County, 75751
Athens Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Athens, Henderson County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Guidry. It is part of the Athens Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Athens Middle enrolls 682 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 48% |
| White | 207 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
548 of the school's 682 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 524 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Athens Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-50, state senate district 3, state house district 4.
Athens Middle is one of 5 schools in ATHENS ISD, based in ATHENS, Texas. The district serves 3,029 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 682 students, Athens Middle is close to the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant