📍 255 School Ave, Waskom, Harrison County, 75692
Waskom Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waskom, Harrison County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bonita Cherry. It is part of the Waskom Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waskom Middle enrolls 202 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 112 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 202 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waskom 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 9.
Waskom Middle is one of 3 schools in WASKOM ISD, based in WASKOM, Texas. The district serves 806 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 202 students, Waskom Middle is smaller than the district average of about 269 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant