📍 501 Richardson Dr, Henderson, Rusk County, 75654
Henderson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Henderson, Rusk County. The school has 785 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Russell Wylie. It is part of the Henderson Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Henderson Middle enrolls 785 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 339 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 134 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
458 of the school's 785 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Henderson 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Henderson Middle is one of 5 schools in HENDERSON ISD, based in HENDERSON, Texas. The district serves 3,245 students district-wide and employs 242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 785 students, Henderson Middle is larger than the district average of about 649 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant