📍 3175 Loop 534, Kerrville, Kerr County, 78028
Peterson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kerrville, Kerr County. The school has 1,075 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sonerka Mouton. It is part of the Kerrville Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peterson Middle enrolls 1,075 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 542 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 484 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
561 of the school's 1,075 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 496 qualify for free lunch and 65 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.
Peterson 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 53.
Peterson Middle is one of 9 schools in KERRVILLE ISD, based in KERRVILLE, Texas. The district serves 4,600 students district-wide and employs 313 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,075 students, Peterson Middle is larger than the district average of about 511 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote