Ballinger Junior High School
Public middle school in Ballinger, Texas · Ballinger ISD · Grades 6–8
Ballinger Junior High School serves 164 students in grades 6–8 in Ballinger (Runnels County). It is one of 3 schools in Ballinger ISD. By enrollment it is the 1588th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ballinger ISD |
| County | Runnels County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480930000390 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ballinger ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 164 | 775 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.7 | 10.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.2% | 70.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ballinger Junior High School in context
Size
Ballinger Junior High School is the only middle school in Ballinger ISD. Its 164 students are 21.2% of the district's 775. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 33.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 336; Ballinger Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 64 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 41, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 8 has 56% more students than grade 6 (64 against 41). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 53% here and 46.8% across Ballinger ISD. White students are next, at 44.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.3% across Ballinger ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 18.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 164 students, Ballinger Junior High School has 8.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 164 students would have about 11.4 teachers, so Ballinger Junior High School has 7.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Ballinger Junior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Winters Junior High School, 14.8 miles away in Winters ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53% |
| White | 44.5% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
39.6% of students are girls and 60.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 41 |
| Grade 7 | 59 |
| Grade 8 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1006 Conda Ave, Ballinger, TX 76821
Phone: (325)365-3537
Website: ballingerisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ballinger Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Junior High School | Winters ISD | 14.8 mi | 74 | 8.1 | 54.1% |
| Coleman Junior High School | Coleman ISD | 32.5 mi | 233 | 11 | 37.8% |
| Wall Middle School | Wall ISD | 32.6 mi | 438 | 11.1 | 15.3% |
| Lincoln Middle School | San Angelo ISD | 32.7 mi | 781 | 14.8 | 73.9% |
| Jim Ned Middle School | Jim Ned CISD | 33.6 mi | 245 | 15.8 | 15.9% |
| Jim Ned Intermediate School | Jim Ned CISD | 34.0 mi | 410 | 16.5 | 17.6% |
| Lone Star Middle School | San Angelo ISD | 35.8 mi | 790 | 14.6 | 61% |
| Grape Creek Middle School | Grape Creek ISD | 35.9 mi | 262 | 12.8 | 59.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ballinger ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 377 |
| Ballinger High School | High | 9–12 | 231 |