606 Culver St, Commerce, Hunt County, 75428
Commerce Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Commerce, Hunt County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patricia Nelle. It is part of the Commerce Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Commerce Middle enrolls 331 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 29% Black or African American and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 331 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Commerce 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Commerce Middle is one of 4 schools in COMMERCE ISD, based in COMMERCE, Texas. The district serves 1,542 students district-wide and employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 331 students, Commerce Middle is close to the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant