West Orange-Stark Middle

Summary:

West Orange-Stark Middle is a public middle school in Orange, Texas, serving 505 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 936 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Orange-Stark Middle faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 53.66% African American, well above the state average, and only 15.45% White and 0.4% Asian. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas middle schools, with just 33.79% of 6th graders, 30.77% of 7th graders, and 34.91% of 8th graders proficient or better in reading, and even lower percentages in math and other subjects. This is in stark contrast to nearby schools like Bob Hope School, a public charter school that outperforms West Orange-Stark Middle across all STAAR subject areas. Additionally, West Orange-Stark Middle has a very high percentage of students (91.49%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage, and has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years.

Despite spending a relatively high amount per student ($11,917 in 2020-2021), the data suggests that West Orange-Stark Middle is struggling to improve student outcomes. The school's low rankings and test scores, combined with the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and significant racial disparities, indicate a need for targeted interventions and support to help this school better serve its students and community.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1402 W Green Ave
       Orange, TX  77630


(409) 882-5520

District: West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2139th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,917 Help


Students who attend West Orange-Stark Middle usually attend:

High:    West Orange-Stark High School

Feeder schools for West Orange-Stark Middle:

Elementary:    West Orange-Stark Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  490

Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.0%
Hispanic:
23.3%
White:
17.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.8% Help


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Compare Details West Orange-Stark Middle ranks worse than 90.6% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.57. (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 Student population at West Orange-Stark Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (51%), Hispanic (23.3%), White (17.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Orange-Stark Middle is 12.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Orange-Stark Middle is $11,917.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Orange-Stark Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks West Orange-Stark Middle 2139th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See West Orange-Stark Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District 936th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Orange-Stark Middle

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Rank History for all students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.67 1182nd 1573 24.9%
2005 24.36 1321st 1582 16.5%
2006 22.22 1363rd 1585 14.0%
2007 26.64 1407th 1684 16.4%
2008 19.41 1564th 1718 9.0%
2009 24.64 1548th 1763 12.2%
2010 24.06 1604th 1803 11.0%
2011 18.78 1766th 1895 6.8%
2012 12.49 1808th 1951 7.3%
2013 23.86 1654th 1973 16.2%
2014 31.85 1476th 1987 25.7%
2015 28.86 1598th 2043 21.8%
2016 19.36 1751st 1987 11.9%
2017 12.87 1902nd 2027 6.2%
2018 9.93 1990th 2080 4.3%
2019 13.90 2027th 2193 7.6%
2021 20.12 1880th 2252 16.5%
2022 21.47 1892nd 2254 16.1%
2023 20.33 1977th 2330 15.2%
2024 15.57 2139th 2361 9.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.45 711th 720 1.3%
2019 25.82 618th 753 17.9%
2021 24.23 613th 743 17.5%
2023 27.68 651st 817 20.3%
2024 28.13 635th 812 21.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.36 1343rd 1376 2.4%
2019 31.31 1077th 1445 25.5%
2021 53.90 515th 1592 67.7%
2023 29.91 1301st 1720 24.4%
2024 18.18 1620th 1760 8.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.76 1322nd 1597 17.2%
2019 21.64 1482nd 1626 8.9%
2021 38.37 985th 1712 42.5%
2023 31.71 1342nd 1815 26.1%
2024 50.98 783rd 1881 58.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.17 1963rd 2039 3.7%
2019 19.41 1892nd 2073 8.7%
2021 26.78 1753rd 2172 19.3%
2022 22.46 1909th 2220 14.0%
2023 28.08 1770th 2251 21.4%
2024 20.82 1970th 2224 11.4%
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Rank History for Female students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.07 1933rd 2008 3.7%
2019 17.16 1860th 2047 9.1%
2021 24.40 1709th 2151 20.5%
2022 21.47 1902nd 2221 14.4%
2023 24.81 1811th 2241 19.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.71 1321st 1430 7.6%
2019 9.97 1397th 1446 3.4%
2021 18.82 1307th 1501 12.9%
2023 32.74 1189th 1481 19.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.55 1933rd 2008 3.7%
2019 22.50 1869th 2058 9.2%
2021 29.83 1642nd 2118 22.5%
2022 30.86 1648th 2182 24.5%
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Rank History for Male students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.91 1972nd 2030 2.9%
2019 11.60 1984th 2069 4.1%
2021 17.92 1904th 2168 12.2%
2022 23.20 1852nd 2228 16.9%
2023 18.09 1979th 2245 11.8%
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Rank History for African American students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.60 1112th 1167 4.7%
2019 18.64 1097th 1193 8.0%
2021 26.33 986th 1213 18.7%
2022 25.01 1058th 1251 15.4%
2023 28.79 943rd 1273 25.9%
2024 19.50 1158th 1271 8.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.85 1669th 1895 11.9%
2019 45.90 987th 1935 49.0%
2021 31.33 1472nd 2043 27.9%
2022 43.85 1099th 2077 47.1%
2023 32.78 1515th 2116 28.4%
2024 22.61 1817th 2108 13.8%
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Rank History for White students at West Orange-Stark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.41 1635th 1673 2.3%
2019 8.57 1641st 1684 2.6%
2021 22.49 1468th 1700 13.6%
2023 13.91 1623rd 1749 7.2%
2024 13.29 1624th 1724 5.8%
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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 West Orange-Stark Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 347 251 4 7 n/a n/a n/a 0 609
1989 312 212 5 7 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1990 343 233 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1991 337 255 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1992 298 267 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1993 261 250 4 13 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1994 294 261 6 11 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1995 284 256 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1996 284 256 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1997 266 270 1 16 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1998 251 237 4 13 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1999 231 247 3 14 1 n/a n/a 0 496
2000 227 240 2 15 1 n/a n/a 0 485
2001 194 264 2 20 1 n/a n/a 0 481
2002 173 243 2 23 1 n/a n/a 0 442
2003 173 243 2 23 1 n/a n/a 0 442
2004 248 429 4 26 1 n/a n/a 0 708
2005 180 422 2 24 0 n/a n/a 0 628
2006 163 438 2 23 2 n/a n/a 0 628
2007 153 401 2 25 1 n/a n/a 0 582
2008 154 397 1 20 2 n/a n/a 0 574
2009 151 388 1 34 3 n/a n/a 0 577
2010 135 353 0 42 1 n/a n/a 0 531
2011 123 354 0 43 0 0 11 0 531
2012 120 317 1 41 0 0 17 0 496
2013 87 297 3 31 1 0 22 0 441
2014 104 290 5 37 1 0 20 0 457
2015 102 296 3 55 5 0 19 0 480
2016 111 306 3 63 2 0 14 0 499
2017 95 312 4 87 2 0 15 0 515
2018 98 296 2 93 2 2 22 0 515
2019 69 295 1 101 1 1 29 0 497
2020 85 289 1 106 1 3 37 0 522
2021 81 280 1 91 1 2 32 0 488
2022 74 285 2 124 0 1 32 0 518
2023 78 271 2 118 0 1 35 0 505
2024 84 250 2 114 0 0 40 0 490

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 West Orange-Stark Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 609 39.0 15.6 n/a
1989 536 n/a n/a n/a
1990 589 42.0 14.0 n/a
1991 603 41.9 14.3 n/a
1992 572 41.8 13.6 38.5
1993 528 43.0 12.3 36.6
1994 572 42.1 13.6 40.9
1995 562 40.0 14.1 44.8
1996 562 40.0 14.1 44.8
1997 553 44.6 12.4 46.7
1998 506 42.0 12.0 49.4
1999 496 41.3 12.0 61.7
2000 485 40.6 11.9 56.3
2001 481 41.5 11.6 60.5
2002 442 39.9 11.1 71
2003 442 39.9 11.1 71
2004 708 46.4 15.3 70.1
2005 628 47.9 13.1 72.5
2006 628 43.5 14.4 65.6
2007 582 49.7 11.7 80.9
2008 574 47.6 12.1 79.1
2009 577 41.2 14.0 79.2
2010 531 42.4 12.5 81
2011 531 40.5 13.0 85.5
2012 496 32.7 15.1 86.7
2013 441 30.7 14.3 89.8
2014 457 31.5 14.4 93
2015 480 32.0 15.0 92.1
2016 499 33.0 15.1 83.4
2017 515 34.6 14.8 81
2018 515 31.0 16.5 91.7
2019 497 36.8 13.4 69.2
2020 522 34.2 15.2 83.7
2021 488 36.8 13.2 89.8
2022 518 35.8 14.4 91.9
2023 505 38.9 12.9 91.5
2024 490 38.1 12.8 91.8

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 West Orange-Stark Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 609 39.0 15.6 n/a
1989 536 n/a n/a n/a
1990 589 42.0 14.0 n/a
1991 603 41.9 14.3 n/a
1992 572 41.8 13.6 38.5
1993 528 43.0 12.3 36.6
1994 572 42.1 13.6 40.9
1995 562 40.0 14.1 44.8
1996 562 40.0 14.1 44.8
1997 553 44.6 12.4 46.7
1998 506 42.0 12.0 49.4
1999 496 41.3 12.0 61.7
2000 485 40.6 11.9 56.3
2001 481 41.5 11.6 60.5
2002 442 39.9 11.1 71
2003 442 39.9 11.1 71
2004 708 46.4 15.3 70.1
2005 628 47.9 13.1 72.5
2006 628 43.5 14.4 65.6
2007 582 49.7 11.7 80.9
2008 574 47.6 12.1 79.1
2009 577 41.2 14.0 79.2
2010 531 42.4 12.5 81
2011 531 40.5 13.0 85.5
2012 496 32.7 15.1 86.7
2013 441 30.7 14.3 89.8
2014 457 31.5 14.4 93
2015 480 32.0 15.0 92.1
2016 499 33.0 15.1 83.4
2017 515 34.6 14.8 81
2018 515 31.0 16.5 91.7
2019 497 36.8 13.4 69.2
2020 522 34.2 15.2 83.7
2021 488 36.8 13.2 89.8
2022 518 35.8 14.4 91.9
2023 505 38.9 12.9 91.5
2024 490 38.1 12.8 91.8

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 West Orange-Stark Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,692 (14.2%) $10,188 (85.8%) $11,879
2020 $1,664 (15.5%) $9,099 (84.5%) $10,762
2021 $1,849 (15.5%) $10,069 (84.5%) $11,917

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Orange-Stark Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2027th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1977th of 2330 Middle schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (West Orange-Stark Middle)1634
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)1634
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (West Orange-Stark Middle)1410
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)1410
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (West Orange-Stark Middle)3033
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)3033
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (West Orange-Stark Middle)1916
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)1916
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (West Orange-Stark Middle)3038
 8%
   8th Grade Reading (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)3038
 8%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (West Orange-Stark Middle)2429
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)2429
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (West Orange-Stark Middle)2630
 4%
   8th Grade Science (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)2630
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (West Orange-Stark Middle)714
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)714
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (West Orange-Stark Middle)7396
 23%
   End of Course Algebra I (West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District)3829
 9%
   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 Students497505
 1.6%
African American295271
 8.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic101118
 16.8%
Pacific Islander11
White6978
 13%
Two or More Races2935
 20.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.2%91.5%
 22.3%


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Students who attend West Orange-Stark Middle usually go on to attend West Orange-Stark High School

West Orange-Stark Middle ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Texas middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 490 students attended West Orange-Stark Middle.

Students at West Orange-Stark Middle are 51% African American, 23% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% Two or more races.


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