📍 1215 Hwy 8 N, New Boston, Bowie County, 75570
New Boston Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Boston, Bowie County. The school has 249 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Arsenault. It is part of the New Boston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
New Boston Middle enrolls 249 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 20% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 143 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 249 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Boston Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
New Boston Middle is one of 4 schools in NEW BOSTON ISD, based in NEW BOSTON, Texas. The district serves 1,108 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 249 students, New Boston Middle is close to the district average of about 277 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe