Patti Welder Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Victoria, Texas

Patti Welder Middle in Victoria, Texas enrolled 566 students in 2024-25 with 46.2 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34-38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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 fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

638 students in 2022-23, 576 students in 2023-24, 566 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.6 to 46.2.

Students enrolled at Patti Welder Middle by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 56602004006008002022-236382023-245762024-25566
Students enrolled at Patti Welder Middle by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 56602004006008002022-236382023-245762024-25566
Students enrolled at Patti Welder Middle by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 56602004006008002022-236382023-245762024-25566
Students enrolled at Patti Welder Middle by school year2022-23: 638, 2023-24: 576, 2024-25: 56602004006008002022-236382023-245762024-25566
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363847.613.4
2023-2457647.912.0
2024-2556646.212.3

12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 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; Patti Welder Middle 12.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPatti Welder Middle 12.3state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Patti Welder Middle 12.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPatti Welder Middle 12.3state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Patti Welder Middle 12.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPatti Welder Middle 12.3state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Patti Welder Middle 12.3; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPatti Welder Middle 12.3state 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 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Patti Welder Middle enrolled 681 students and had 3.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 122 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.3, one per 210 of the 681 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions122
  • Chronically absent40.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.1% of students were Hispanic, 16.1% White, 4.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic78.1%
  2. White16.1%
  3. Black4.4%
  4. Two or more races1.4%

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 Patti Welder Middle scored proficient or above: 34-38% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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, 2021-2234‑38%44%52%
Math, 2022-2313%27% (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 Victoria

5 public middle schools in Victoria report 2024-25 enrollment; Patti Welder Middle is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harold Cade Middle73015.948.2%
Howell Middle71613.565.5%
STEM Middle64112.776.4%
Patti Welder Middle56612.382.3%
Stroman Middle26516.670.2%

All public schools in Victoria →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Patti Welder Middle

  1. STEM MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 641 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Howell MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 716 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Patti Welder Middle with STEM MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Victoria ISD spends per student$11,524 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,524
  5. The largest public schools in TexasPatti Welder Middle is the number 963 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#963 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.12.3:1
  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 Patti Welder Middle

  1. How many students attend Patti Welder Middle?
    566 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 638 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Victoria, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Patti Welder Middle?
    12.3 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 Patti Welder Middle a Title I school?
    Patti Welder Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Patti Welder Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Patti Welder Middle scored proficient or above: 34-38% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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 Patti Welder Middle in?
    Victoria ISD, NCES district ID 4844150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484415005020 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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