Morris Upchurch Middle

Summary:

Morris Upchurch Middle is a public middle school in Queen City, Texas, serving 274 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked 293 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Morris Upchurch Middle has a significantly higher percentage of White students (72.26%) compared to nearby schools like Atlanta Middle, which has a more balanced racial makeup. Academically, Morris Upchurch Middle's performance on STAAR tests is generally on par with or slightly below state averages, but it outperforms nearby schools like Mae Luster Stephens J H in certain subject areas. The school also has a relatively strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking 501 out of 1,488 Texas middle schools.

While Morris Upchurch Middle serves a diverse socioeconomic population, with 60.58% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, its academic performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's White and Gifted and Talented students perform well, but its African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students lag behind their peers at the state level. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, suggesting it may be struggling to keep pace with other middle schools in Texas. Compared to nearby schools, Morris Upchurch Middle outperforms some, like Liberty-Eylau Middle, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Redwater J H.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 500 5th St
       Queen City, TX  75572-0128


(903) 796-6412

District: Queen City Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
950th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,928 Help


Students who attend Morris Upchurch Middle usually attend:

High:    Queen City High School

Feeder schools for Morris Upchurch Middle:

Elementary:    J K Hileman Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  9.3 Help
Number of students:  265

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.5%
African American:
16.2%
Two or more races:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Morris Upchurch Middle ranks better than 59.8% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.87. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.5%), African American (16.2%), two or more races (6.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morris Upchurch Middle is 9.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morris Upchurch Middle is $11,928.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morris Upchurch Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Morris Upchurch Middle 950th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Morris Upchurch Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Queen City Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Queen City Independent School District (Isd) 293rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Morris Upchurch Middle

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Rank History for all students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.11 619th 1573 60.6%
2005 64.56 536th 1582 66.1%
2006 67.18 477th 1585 69.9%
2007 66.37 540th 1684 67.9%
2008 70.51 400th 1718 76.7%
2009 75.81 257th 1763 85.4%
2010 73.96 275th 1803 84.7%
2011 62.83 681st 1895 64.1%
2012 55.30 895th 1951 54.1%
2013 54.49 925th 1973 53.1%
2014 62.81 716th 1987 64.0%
2015 52.17 1026th 2043 49.8%
2016 58.69 862nd 1987 56.6%
2017 45.27 1024th 2027 49.5%
2018 43.10 1144th 2080 45.0%
2019 39.93 1290th 2193 41.2%
2021 50.09 1028th 2252 54.4%
2022 51.44 977th 2254 56.7%
2023 39.37 1412th 2330 39.4%
2024 53.87 950th 2361 59.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.95 797th 817 2.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.82 978th 1597 38.8%
2019 42.75 807th 1626 50.4%
2021 27.32 1425th 1712 16.8%
2022 38.34 1037th 1757 41.0%
2023 29.41 1437th 1815 20.8%
2024 43.55 1028th 1881 45.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.78 1479th 2039 27.5%
2019 32.22 1552nd 2073 25.1%
2021 43.62 1181st 2172 45.6%
2022 47.05 1083rd 2220 51.2%
2023 38.30 1433rd 2251 36.3%
2024 49.89 984th 2224 55.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.66 974th 2008 51.5%
2019 41.72 1188th 2047 42.0%
2021 52.62 912th 2151 57.6%
2022 65.06 574th 2221 74.2%
2023 46.91 1133rd 2241 49.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.05 1014th 1430 29.1%
2019 38.93 1072nd 1446 25.9%
2021 75.08 321st 1501 78.6%
2022 66.60 501st 1488 66.3%
2023 56.90 814th 1481 45.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.36 1522nd 2008 24.2%
2019 22.48 1870th 2058 9.1%
2021 34.24 1468th 2118 30.7%
2022 23.32 1916th 2182 12.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.55 1260th 2030 37.9%
2019 39.13 1250th 2069 39.6%
2021 49.50 995th 2168 54.1%
2022 40.82 1283rd 2228 42.4%
2023 32.97 1552nd 2245 30.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.18 841st 1167 27.9%
2019 23.99 1000th 1193 16.2%
2021 31.32 883rd 1213 27.2%
2022 22.22 1098th 1251 12.2%
2023 19.83 1134th 1273 10.9%
2024 39.10 757th 1271 40.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.54 1883rd 2116 11.0%
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Rank History for White students at Morris Upchurch Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.07 1229th 1673 26.5%
2019 29.89 1307th 1684 22.4%
2021 39.27 1088th 1700 36.0%
2022 43.89 998th 1723 42.1%
2023 34.25 1270th 1749 27.4%
2024 45.72 930th 1724 46.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Morris Upchurch Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 296 81 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1990 296 72 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1991 308 82 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1992 301 86 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 388
1993 299 95 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1994 311 98 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 413
1995 312 100 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 416
1996 312 100 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 416
1997 321 93 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 417
1998 311 92 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 405
1999 314 79 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 396
2000 290 72 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 367
2001 290 69 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 361
2002 285 67 3 6 5 n/a n/a 0 366
2003 285 67 3 6 5 n/a n/a 0 366
2004 258 71 0 9 5 n/a n/a 0 343
2005 241 57 0 10 6 n/a n/a 0 314
2006 237 58 0 12 5 n/a n/a 0 312
2007 237 58 1 5 3 n/a n/a 0 304
2008 248 39 0 4 3 n/a n/a 0 294
2009 241 45 1 5 4 n/a n/a 0 296
2010 252 56 4 3 6 n/a n/a 0 321
2011 256 45 2 6 4 0 17 0 330
2012 250 48 1 6 3 0 12 0 320
2013 246 42 1 8 1 0 12 0 310
2014 243 40 0 10 2 0 14 0 309
2015 247 35 0 9 2 0 13 0 306
2016 237 36 2 12 3 0 13 0 303
2017 255 49 1 11 4 0 8 0 328
2018 254 50 2 11 5 0 4 0 326
2019 249 47 3 11 6 0 4 0 320
2020 226 49 1 8 8 0 7 0 299
2021 201 40 1 8 6 0 5 0 261
2022 200 41 0 15 5 0 9 0 270
2023 198 44 0 15 1 0 16 0 274
2024 192 43 1 12 0 0 17 0 265

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Morris Upchurch Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 378 n/a n/a n/a
1990 371 23.0 16.1 n/a
1991 391 41.5 9.4 n/a
1992 388 23.9 16.2 30.2
1993 398 24.0 16.6 38.2
1994 413 25.9 15.9 34.9
1995 416 28.8 14.4 40.6
1996 416 28.8 14.4 40.6
1997 417 31.0 13.5 37.6
1998 405 35.3 11.5 35.8
1999 396 33.2 11.9 43.7
2000 367 35.6 10.3 49
2001 361 33.4 10.8 49.3
2002 366 32.2 11.4 51.6
2003 366 32.2 11.4 51.6
2004 343 26.0 13.2 52.2
2005 314 27.9 11.3 50
2006 312 26.3 11.9 56.1
2007 304 22.2 13.7 50.7
2008 294 24.9 11.8 45.9
2009 296 25.5 11.6 48.6
2010 321 25.3 12.6 53.6
2011 330 27.7 11.8 55.8
2012 320 27.4 11.6 54.4
2013 310 22.1 14.0 53.9
2014 309 23.0 13.4 53.4
2015 306 24.0 12.7 45.8
2016 303 25.0 12.1 53.1
2017 328 24.7 13.2 54.6
2018 326 27.1 11.9 53.7
2019 320 26.4 12.1 52.5
2020 299 27.5 10.8 55.2
2021 261 24.7 10.5 57.1
2022 270 26.5 10.1 59.6
2023 274 27.7 9.8 60.6
2024 265 28.2 9.3 61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Morris Upchurch Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 378 n/a n/a n/a
1990 371 23.0 16.1 n/a
1991 391 41.5 9.4 n/a
1992 388 23.9 16.2 30.2
1993 398 24.0 16.6 38.2
1994 413 25.9 15.9 34.9
1995 416 28.8 14.4 40.6
1996 416 28.8 14.4 40.6
1997 417 31.0 13.5 37.6
1998 405 35.3 11.5 35.8
1999 396 33.2 11.9 43.7
2000 367 35.6 10.3 49
2001 361 33.4 10.8 49.3
2002 366 32.2 11.4 51.6
2003 366 32.2 11.4 51.6
2004 343 26.0 13.2 52.2
2005 314 27.9 11.3 50
2006 312 26.3 11.9 56.1
2007 304 22.2 13.7 50.7
2008 294 24.9 11.8 45.9
2009 296 25.5 11.6 48.6
2010 321 25.3 12.6 53.6
2011 330 27.7 11.8 55.8
2012 320 27.4 11.6 54.4
2013 310 22.1 14.0 53.9
2014 309 23.0 13.4 53.4
2015 306 24.0 12.7 45.8
2016 303 25.0 12.1 53.1
2017 328 24.7 13.2 54.6
2018 326 27.1 11.9 53.7
2019 320 26.4 12.1 52.5
2020 299 27.5 10.8 55.2
2021 261 24.7 10.5 57.1
2022 270 26.5 10.1 59.6
2023 274 27.7 9.8 60.6
2024 265 28.2 9.3 61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Morris Upchurch Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $814 (9.1%) $8,124 (90.9%) $8,938
2020 $1,080 (10.0%) $9,766 (90.0%) $10,846
2021 $1,086 (9.1%) $10,842 (90.9%) $11,928

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Morris Upchurch Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1290th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1412th of 2330 Middle schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Reading (Morris Upchurch Middle)7151
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))7151
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Morris Upchurch Middle)6741
 26%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))6741
 26%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Morris Upchurch Middle)6231
 31%
   5th Grade Science (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))6231
 31%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Morris Upchurch Middle)3344
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))3344
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Morris Upchurch Middle)2219
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))2219
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Morris Upchurch Middle)4255
 13%
   7th Grade Reading (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))4255
 13%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Morris Upchurch Middle)3335
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))3335
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Morris Upchurch Middle)5448
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))5448
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Morris Upchurch Middle)4629
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))4629
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Morris Upchurch Middle)4436
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))4436
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Morris Upchurch Middle)1725
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))1725
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Morris Upchurch Middle)7694
 18%
   End of Course Algebra I (Queen City Independent School District (Isd))4959
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students320274
 14.4%
African American4744
 6.4%
American Indian61
 83.3%
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic1115
 36.4%
Pacific Islander00
White249198
 20.5%
Two or More Races416
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.5%60.6%
 8.1%


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Morris Upchurch Middle ranks 950th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 265 students attended Morris Upchurch Middle.

Students at Morris Upchurch Middle are 72% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Students who attend Morris Upchurch Middle usually go on to attend Queen City High School


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