Vincent Middle, Beaumont TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Vincent Middle

Vincent Middle serves grades six through eight in Beaumont, a mid-sized Gulf Coast city anchored by petrochemicals and energy but with a diversified economy in manufacturing, healthcare, and education. The school draws from a community where housing is relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, and where a substantial share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The academic picture here is a serious concern. State test results from the most recent school year show proficiency rates far below what would be expected. In mathematics, roughly one in ten students in grades six and seven met or exceeded proficiency standards, and in grade eight, about one in eight did. English language arts performed better, with about one in three students in grades six and eight reaching proficiency, but grade seven dipped to about one in five. Science proficiency in grade eight was around one in seven, and social studies proficiency was particularly low at roughly one in seventeen students. When averaged across all tested subjects and grades, Vincent Middle's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Jefferson County.

The reasons for these numbers warrant direct conversation with school leadership. Beaumont ISD itself is in the midst of significant change. In spring of this year, the Texas Education Agency took over the district, replacing the elected school board with a state-appointed Board of Managers and removing the superintendent. This intervention was triggered by five consecutive years of failing ratings at other campuses in the district. The state's exit criteria require eliminating multi-year failing campuses and improving reading and math proficiency before local control returns, which will shape resource allocation, instructional focus, and priorities across the district for years to come. Additionally, the district adopted a new state-approved mathematics curriculum beginning in fall 2025, a significant shift in how core instruction is delivered.

Student enrollment at Vincent Middle is relatively stable at roughly six hundred students across the three grades. The school serves a student body that is predominantly Black, with about three in five students identifying as Black, and about one in six as Hispanic, with smaller populations of Asian students and other groups. The school is not selective; it is the regular public middle school serving the area.

A parent weighing this school should know that proficiency levels are well below district and state averages, and should ask the school directly about how recent curriculum changes, the district's state intervention, and any targeted support programs are expected to improve outcomes. At the same time, families living in Beaumont who value proximity and a neighborhood school would be choosing from among the district's middle schools under similar circumstances. The housing market in the area remains accessible compared to statewide benchmarks, and the city is pursuing growth and infill development, which may affect school enrollment and community investment over time. Whether Vincent Middle is the right fit depends heavily on whether a family sees the current academic trajectory as temporary and part of a recovery effort, or as a pattern requiring alternatives outside the district.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 612%

School 12% · District 14% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 79%

School 9% · District 8% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 26% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 29% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 719%

School 19% · District 29% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 36% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Science

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 21% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 86%

School 6% · District 15% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolBEAUMONT ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income32%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income26%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income24%Higher-income38%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income10%Higher-income14%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income7%Higher-income11%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income7%Higher-income19%12 pp gap