📍 14300 State Hwy 110, Van, Van Zandt County, 75790
Van Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Van, Van Zandt County. The school has 512 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Peterson. It is part of the Van Isd school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Middle enrolls 512 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 325 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 512 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Van 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Van Middle is one of 5 schools in VAN ISD, based in VAN, Texas. The district serves 2,358 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 512 students, Van Middle is close to the district average of about 472 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant