The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 22% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Anthony Middle
Anthony Middle School serves grades six through eight in Anthony, Texas, a small border community in the northwestern corner of El Paso County, roughly a dozen miles north of El Paso along the I-10 corridor. The school is part of Anthony ISD, a compact district whose elementary, middle, and high school buildings sit clustered near the town's civic core, close to Town Hall and the district's central office on Sixth Street. For families in Anthony, the middle school is the neighborhood school in a literal sense.
The student body is small for a middle school, with roughly even cohorts across the three grade levels. Nearly all students identify as Hispanic, reflecting Anthony's character as a predominantly Latino border community. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a higher economic need context by any measure. English learner counts were not available in the data we reviewed, which is worth noting in a community where Spanish is widely spoken at home; a parent with questions about language support services would do well to ask the school directly.
On the Texas STAAR assessments, the picture at Anthony Middle is genuinely mixed, and the variation by grade and subject is striking enough to deserve honest description. Eighth-grade math stands out in a meaningful way: a very high share of eighth graders scored at the meets-grade-level threshold or above, a result that looks notably strong in context. Seventh-grade ELA also shows a majority of students reaching proficiency. However, seventh-grade math proficiency is considerably lower, reaching only about a quarter of tested students, and eighth-grade social studies is the softest result in the data, with fewer than one in four students scoring proficient. Eighth-grade science sits in a middling range. Sixth-grade results in both math and ELA fall roughly around or just below the half-and-half mark. These are not uniform weaknesses across the board, but parents whose children are entering seventh grade or who are concerned about social studies preparation through eighth grade may want to ask the school what supports it puts in place for students who are not yet meeting grade level.
Placed against other districts in El Paso County, Anthony Middle's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades sits in the top quartile of the comparison set, which covers districts countywide. That position is worth noting given the school's economic context.
Multi-year trend data was not available; only the most recent year of STAAR results appears in the records. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate data do not apply here because this is a middle school, not a high school. Program offerings beyond core academics were not reported in the data we reviewed, so information about extracurriculars, electives, or enrichment would need to come from the school or district directly. The district brief search did not return confirmed details on recent strategic changes or initiatives at Anthony ISD, so we left that out rather than speculate.
On housing, the Anthony area carries home values well below the Texas state median and considerably below national figures, with only modest year-over-year appreciation. Rental data was not available. The market positions Anthony as an affordable entry point in El Paso County, and publicly reported sources note that the town has seen a meaningful uptick in newer housing in recent years. The community is car-dependent, with civic and retail life organized around the I-10 corridor rather than a walkable downtown. The federal correctional facility at La Tuna and the school district itself are among the more prominent local employers, alongside the retail draw of the outlet shopping center in adjacent Canutillo.
Anthony Middle is a small campus in a tight-knit border community, with economic need that is real and concentrated. The academic results show genuine strengths in some grade-and-subject pairings alongside softer spots that a family should weigh and ask about directly with the school.
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