📍 600 Johnson St, De Leon, Comanche County, 76444
Perkins Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in De Leon, Comanche County. The school has 153 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathy Edwards. It is part of the De Leon Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perkins Middle enrolls 153 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 153 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 79 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.
Perkins Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 59.
Perkins Middle is one of 3 schools in DE LEON ISD, based in DE LEON, Texas. The district serves 654 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 153 students, Perkins Middle is smaller than the district average of about 218 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote