📍 811 Cowboy Way, Plains, Yoakum County, 79355
Plains Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Plains, Yoakum County. The school has 96 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jorge Mendez. It is part of the Plains Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plains Middle enrolls 96 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 72% |
| White | 24 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
66 of the school's 96 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plains 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 31, state house district 88.
Plains Middle is one of 3 schools in PLAINS ISD, based in PLAINS, Texas. The district serves 423 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 96 students, Plains Middle is smaller than the district average of about 141 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote