Center Point Middle, Center Point TX

Original Research by School Decision on Center Point Middle

Center Point Middle is a small rural middle school serving grades 6 through 8 in Center Point, a modest Hill Country community along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. The school enrolls a small cohort of students, with the eighth-grade class the largest of the three grades and sixth grade the smallest. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller White enrollment and very few other racial or ethnic groups represented.

The school's test performance on Texas STAAR shows mixed results across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from the mid-forties to mid-fifties across the three grades, with sixth grade performing slightly better than the others. Mathematics proficiency holds steady at about the mid-forties for sixth and seventh grades but drops notably in eighth grade. Science and social studies, tested only in eighth grade, show considerably lower proficiency. The school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint when compared against the five other districts in Kerr County.

Within the school, the pattern suggests some stability in core literacy skills but noticeable weakness in quantitative reasoning by the end of middle school, and steeper challenges in science and social studies. A parent may want to look into what support the school offers for students approaching or at the lower proficiency levels, particularly in mathematics and science, and what transitions the school makes to help students prepare for high school coursework.

Center Point is itself economically modest and relies heavily on agriculture, tourism, and self-employment, with many residents commuting to nearby Kerrville for work. The larger employment base, education, and healthcare services sit in Kerrville, the county seat. Housing values in the zip code are above the state benchmark but modest relative to national medians. Center Point ISD, the parent district, has lowered its property tax rate substantially over recent years and carries no bond debt, keeping it the lowest-taxed of the three pre-K-12 districts in the county. That translates to a meaningful advantage for families moving into the area: a lower school tax bill than comparable districts nearby.

The school sits within a tight-knit rural community anchored by the Guadalupe River and the school district's institutions, which serve as gathering places for local events. The setting is small and locally rooted, with limited infrastructure beyond the school itself. Students here are part of a cohort of fewer than one hundred in their grade band, reflective of the community's size and character.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 16 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Science

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 23 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 8 pts below state median

This schoolCENTER POINT 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-income52%Higher-income60%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income44%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income41%Higher-income48%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income48%Higher-income60%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income44%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income21%Higher-income31%10 pp gap