Abell Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Midland, Texas

Abell Junior High in Midland, Texas enrolled 1,129 students in 2024-25 with 64.0 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,095 students in 2022-23, 1,094 students in 2023-24, 1,129 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.7 to 64.0.

Students enrolled at Abell Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,12905001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0942024-251,129
Students enrolled at Abell Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,12905001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0942024-251,129
Students enrolled at Abell Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,12905001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0942024-251,129
Students enrolled at Abell Junior High by school year2022-23: 1,095, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,12905001k1.5k2022-231,0952023-241,0942024-251,129
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,09565.716.7
2023-241,09463.017.4
2024-251,12964.017.6

17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Abell Junior High 17.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAbell Junior High 17.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Abell Junior High 17.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAbell Junior High 17.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Abell Junior High 17.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAbell Junior High 17.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Abell Junior High 17.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAbell Junior High 17.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 370 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Abell Junior High enrolled 1,109 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 114 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 370 of the 1,109 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions114
  • Chronically absent29.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.8% of students were Hispanic, 23.3% White, 5.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic64.8%
  2. White23.3%
  3. Black5.5%
  4. Asian3.5%
  5. Two or more races2.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Abell Junior High scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2252%47%52%
Math, 2022-2334%38% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Midland

5 public middle schools in Midland report 2024-25 enrollment; Abell Junior High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Goddard Junior High1,21017.752.7%
Abell Junior High1,12917.645.6%
James R Brooks Middle84316.829.3%
Alamo Junior High78615.756.1%
San Jacinto Junior High74415.739.7%

All public schools in Midland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Abell Junior High

  1. Alamo Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 786 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Goddard Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 1,210 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Abell Junior High with Alamo Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Midland ISD spends per student$11,367 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,367
  5. The largest public schools in TexasAbell Junior High is the number 165 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#165 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.17.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Abell Junior High

  1. How many students attend Abell Junior High?
    1,129 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,095 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Midland, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Abell Junior High?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Abell Junior High a Title I school?
    Abell Junior High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Abell Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Abell Junior High scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Abell Junior High in?
    Midland ISD, NCES district ID 4830570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483057005118 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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