Miami School, Miami TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Miami School

Miami School serves all grades from prekindergarten through twelfth in a single consolidated building in Miami, a very small rural county seat in the northeastern Texas Panhandle. The school is one entity within Miami Independent School District, which operates as the only district in Roberts County.

The school's recent STAAR proficiency results show a mixed picture across subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, the school demonstrates relative strength at the middle and upper grades: eighth-grade students show notably high proficiency, while sixth and seventh graders also perform above the midpoint. Third and fourth graders show solid results as well. Math proficiency is more uneven. Fourth graders achieve a sound outcome, and seventh graders reach the midpoint, but results dip notably in fifth, sixth, and eighth grades. Science proficiency is low in fifth grade and moderate in eighth. Social studies proficiency in eighth grade falls below the midpoint. Across all subjects combined, about half the tested students meet the standard, with a smaller share reaching the highest mastery level. The results suggest that students make stronger progress in reading and language than in mathematics and that results vary substantially by grade.

The enrollment is small, around two hundred students across all grade levels. About a third of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is predominantly white, with a meaningful Hispanic minority and very few students of other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Data on students with individualized education plans and English learners were not available.

The district moved to a four-day school week beginning in the 2022-2023 school year under its local District of Innovation authority. This structural change means families have a day off each week while the remaining four days are lengthened to meet Texas's instructional-minute requirements. For some families this provides an extra day for child care or family time; for others it creates logistical challenges and additional costs.

Miami School sits within the broader economic and civic context of Roberts County, where cattle ranching, wheat farming, and oil and gas operations have traditionally anchored the economy. The town itself is compact and declining slowly from its historical peak, with civic life centered on the historic downtown courthouse, library, and museum. The school is the district's sole facility and serves as an anchor for the very small community it educates.

State testing data for earlier school years was not available, so the recent results cannot be tracked for trend. High school graduation rates and chronic absenteeism data were also not reported. A parent may want to reach out to the school directly to understand the math outcomes at certain grade levels and to learn what support or intervention work is underway, particularly in the upper middle and high school years where proficiency softens.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 9 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 36%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 9 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 885%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 30 pts above state median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 14 pts above state median

This schoolMIAMI 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 3Lower-income50%Higher-income56%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income80%Higher-income50%30 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income67%Higher-income70%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income56%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income33%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income60%27 pp gap