📍 2200 Yamparika St, Vernon, Wilbarger County, 76384
Vernon Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Vernon, Wilbarger County. The school has 371 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Katrina Price. It is part of the Vernon Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Vernon Middle enrolls 371 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 9.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 187 | 50% |
| White | 101 | 27% |
| Asian | 34 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 371 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vernon Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 28, state house district 68.
Vernon Middle is one of 6 schools in VERNON ISD, based in VERNON, Texas. The district serves 1,729 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 371 students, Vernon Middle is larger than the district average of about 288 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote