📍 1000 S San Patricio Ave, Sinton, San Patricio County, 78387
E Merle Smith Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sinton, San Patricio County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Landry. It is part of the Sinton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
E Merle Smith Middle enrolls 428 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 349 | 82% |
| White | 66 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
308 of the school's 428 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
E Merle Smith 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 43.
E Merle Smith Middle is one of 5 schools in SINTON ISD, based in SINTON, Texas. The district serves 1,961 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, E Merle Smith Middle is close to the district average of about 392 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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