Middle school (grades 6-8) · Lewisville, TX

Marshall Durham Middle

Federal NCES profile for Marshall Durham Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 482730009209
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Marshall Durham Middle earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

#5 of 5
middle schools in Lewisville · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
small classes for Texas
65.2%
free-lunch eligible

Marshall Durham Middle has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Marshall Durham Middle ranks #5 of 5 middle schools in Lewisville, TX.

School address

Enrollment

646

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

62.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-29% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

65.2%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+5% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Marshall Durham Middle compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Marshall Durham Middle

Marshall Durham Middle is a higher-need, mid-sized middle school in Lewisville, Texas, enrolling 646 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Marshall Durham Middle is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 65.2% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 646 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 1,685 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #322.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (42%) and African American (34%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 69/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 215 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Discipline events run high: 266 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 646 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Lewisville Isd also operates Lewisville H S (4,001 students) and Hebron H S (3,668 students) alongside Marshall Durham Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Marshall Durham Middle compares

Marshall Durham Middle on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 29% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 65.2% ▲ 5% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 646 top 32% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
646
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
65.2%
free-lunch eligible - 5% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,526
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 215 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
171
in-school suspensions + 95 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 26.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 41.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 42.4%
African American 33.7%
Asian 11.0%
White 6.3%
Two or More 5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 42.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 68.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 68.8, Marshall Durham Middle is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lewisville Isd, which includes Marshall Durham Middle.

$11,526
Per student
-16%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.2%
State 7.8%
Federal 10.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Marshall Durham Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lewisville H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hebron H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Flower Mound H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Marcus H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
The Colony H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Marshall Durham Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lewisville Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Marshall Durham Middle

How many students attend Marshall Durham Middle?

Marshall Durham Middle has 646 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Lewisville, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall Durham Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Marshall Durham Middle is 10.4:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Marshall Durham Middle?

65.2% of students at Marshall Durham Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Marshall Durham Middle?

The largest demographic group at Marshall Durham Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 42.4% of enrollment, in Lewisville, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Marshall Durham Middle?

Marshall Durham Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Marshall Durham Middle rank among middle schools in Lewisville?

By Resource Investment Index, Marshall Durham Middle ranks #5 of 5 middle schools in Lewisville, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Lewisville on the city page.

Is Marshall Durham Middle a good school?

Marshall Durham Middle earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lewisville Isd?

Besides Marshall Durham Middle, Lewisville Isd also operates Lewisville H S (4,001 students), Hebron H S (3,668 students), and Flower Mound H S (3,426 students). See the Lewisville Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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