Borger Middle, Borger TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Borger Middle

Borger Middle is a small middle school serving grades seven and eight in Borger, Texas, located in Hutchinson County. The school sits within Borger ISD, which recently consolidated with neighboring Spring Creek ISD in July 2024, a boundary change that expanded the district's enrollment base.

The school's test results show a grade-level split that parents and families should understand clearly. In seventh grade, proficiency in math is notably low, with only a small proportion of students meeting or exceeding standards. Seventh-grade English performance is moderate, roughly at the midpoint of state expectations. By eighth grade, the picture shifts: math proficiency rises substantially, and English proficiency becomes the stronger performer. Eighth graders also show solid results in science, with performance in that subject well above the state median. Social studies proficiency in eighth grade, however, remains weak across the cohort and is an area where the school may warrant closer examination by families looking at long-term academic trajectory.

The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the four districts in Hutchinson County, a meaningful position that reflects a mixed but ultimately competitive standing in its immediate region.

Enrollment sits at a modest size, split evenly between the two grades. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the Borger community. The student body is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with smaller populations of students of other backgrounds. Data on students receiving special education services and English learners was not available.

Borger is a small town in the Texas Panhandle. Housing values are notably below both the state and national benchmarks, making it an affordable market for families entering homeownership. Local property tax voters approved a maintenance and operations tax increase in November 2024, which means families considering relocation to the district should factor in higher ongoing property taxes going forward, even within an affordable housing market. The unemployment rate in the region is moderate, and median household income is stable.

The school's strength lies in its eighth-grade performance and its overall competitive standing within the county. The weaker seventh-grade math proficiency and the low eighth-grade social studies results suggest that instruction in those areas may benefit from closer attention, and a parent considering this school might want to discuss with the administration what support and interventions exist for students entering at grade seven or facing specific subject challenges. The data reflects only the most recent school year, so longer-term trend information was not available to assess whether these patterns are stable or changing.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 27 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Science

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 22 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 2 pts below state median

This schoolBORGER 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-income15%Higher-income41%26 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income49%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income52%Higher-income73%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income15%Higher-income32%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income11%Higher-income13%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income66%Higher-income71%5 pp gap