📍 410 N Hill St, Tatum, Rusk County, 75691
Tatum Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tatum, Rusk County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Raishaunda Smith. It is part of the Tatum Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tatum Middle enrolls 338 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 149 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 338 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Tatum Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Tatum Middle is one of 4 schools in TATUM ISD, based in TATUM, Texas. The district serves 1,392 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Tatum Middle is close to the district average of about 348 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant