Bandera Middle School
Public middle school in Bandera, Texas · Bandera ISD · Grades 6–8
Bandera Middle School serves 534 students in grades 6–8 in Bandera (Bandera County). It is one of 4 schools in Bandera ISD. By enrollment it is the 1035th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 34.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bandera ISD |
| County | Bandera County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480936000396 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bandera ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 534 | 2,218 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.9% | 50.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Bandera Middle School in context
Size
Bandera Middle School is the only middle school in Bandera ISD. Its 534 students are 24.1% of the district's 2,218. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 22.2 miles away and have a median of 955 students, so Bandera Middle 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 184 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 173, against an average of 178 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 177 in grade 6 and 184 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 59.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bandera ISD (58.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.7% across Bandera ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bandera Middle School has 34.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 534 students would have about 37.1 teachers, so Bandera Middle School has 2.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Center Point Middle School, 15.1 miles away in Center Point 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
| White | 59.6% |
| Hispanic | 36.5% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 177 |
| Grade 7 | 173 |
| Grade 8 | 184 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1005 Cherry St, Bandera, TX 78003
Phone: (830)460-3899
Website: banderaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bandera Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point Middle School | Center Point ISD | 15.1 mi | 102 | 9.3 | 61.8% |
| Comfort Middle School | Comfort ISD | 19.5 mi | 231 | 11.3 | 56.3% |
| Boerne Middle North | Boerne ISD | 20.9 mi | 863 | 17 | 24% |
| Peterson Middle School | Kerrville ISD | 21.9 mi | 1,001 | 15.2 | 53% |
| Boerne Middle South | Boerne ISD | 22.5 mi | 909 | 18 | 18% |
| Straus Middle School | Northside ISD | 23.3 mi | 1,363 | 15.9 | 34.3% |
| Folks Middle School | Northside ISD | 24.3 mi | 1,497 | 17 | 27.6% |
| Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School | Medina Valley ISD | 26.0 mi | 1,046 | 19.3 | 48.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bandera ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 574 |
| Bandera High School | High | 9–12 | 664 |
| Hill Country Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 446 |