📍 700 Sunrise, Early, Brown County, 76802
Early Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Early, Brown County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Veronica Ballenger. It is part of the Early Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Early Middle enrolls 272 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 272 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 104 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Early Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 60.
Early Middle is one of 4 schools in EARLY ISD, based in EARLY, Texas. The district serves 1,067 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Early Middle is close to the district average of about 267 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote