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

Ozona Middle

Federal NCES profile for Ozona Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 481569001134
0/100100/10064/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ozona Middle earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Texas schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Ozona · Resource Index
64
Resource Index · Higher
8.4:1
small classes for Texas
51.6%
free-lunch eligible

Ozona Middle has class sizes smaller than 95% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Ozona Middle ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Ozona, TX.

Enrollment

143

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-43% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

51.6%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Ozona Middle compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.4:1

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

What stands out at Ozona Middle

Ozona Middle is a higher-need, small middle school in Ozona, Texas, enrolling 143 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.4:1, Ozona Middle is leaner than roughly 95% of Texas schools and 43% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 51.6% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 143 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 310 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #68.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (78%) and White (21%) (diversity index 35/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 143 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Crockett County Consolidated Csd also operates Ozona El (264 students) and Ozona H S (214 students) alongside Ozona 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 Ozona Middle compares

Ozona 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 8.4:1 ▼ 43% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 51.6% ▼ 17% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 143 top 89% - -

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

8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
143
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
51.6%
free-lunch eligible - 17% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher - 43% below state mean
Top 5% in Texas - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.3%
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
$15,564
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 143 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
19
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 77.6%
White 21.0%
African American 0.7%
Two or More 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 77.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.4, Ozona Middle is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Crockett County Consolidated Csd, which includes Ozona Middle.

$15,564
Per student
+14%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 87.8%
State 4.1%
Federal 8.1%

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 Ozona Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ozona El Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ozona H S Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Crockett County Consolidated Csd · 2 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

Verify locally before acting on Ozona Middle's federal record.

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 Ozona Middle

How many students attend Ozona Middle?

Ozona Middle has 143 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Ozona, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ozona Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Ozona Middle is 8.4:1, which is 43% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 46% 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 Ozona Middle?

51.6% of students at Ozona Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ozona Middle?

The largest demographic group at Ozona Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 77.6% of enrollment, in Ozona, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ozona Middle?

Ozona Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher 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 Ozona Middle rank among public schools in Ozona?

By Resource Investment Index, Ozona Middle ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Ozona, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Ozona on the city page.

Is Ozona Middle a good school?

Ozona Middle earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of 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 Crockett County Consolidated Csd?

Besides Ozona Middle, Crockett County Consolidated Csd also operates Ozona El (264 students) and Ozona H S (214 students). See the Crockett County Consolidated Csd 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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