📍 1005 Cherry St, Bandera, Bandera County, 78003
Bandera Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bandera, Bandera County. The school has 555 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dustin Baumann. It is part of the Bandera Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bandera Middle enrolls 555 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 555 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Bandera 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 24, state house district 53.
Bandera Middle is one of 4 schools in BANDERA ISD, based in BANDERA, Texas. The district serves 2,218 students district-wide and employs 152 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 555 students, Bandera Middle is close to the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant