Banquete Junior High School
Public middle school in Banquete, Texas · Banquete ISD · Grades 6–8
Banquete Junior High School serves 161 students in grades 6–8 in Banquete (Nueces County). It is one of 3 schools in Banquete ISD. By enrollment it is the 1592nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.8 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 ÷ 18.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Banquete ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480941000401 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Banquete ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 161 | 744 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 9.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.5% | 76.1% | 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.
Banquete Junior High School in context
Size
Banquete Junior High School is the only middle school in Banquete ISD. Its 161 students are 21.6% of the district's 744. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 15.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 445; Banquete 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 7 with 58 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 46, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% fewer students than grade 6 (46 against 57). 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: 83.9% here and 84.3% across Banquete ISD. White students are next, at 15.5%.
66.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.1% across Banquete 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 18.37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 161 students, Banquete Junior High School has 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 161 students would have about 11.2 teachers, so Banquete Junior High School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Banquete Junior High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Seale Junior High School, 8.1 miles away in Robstown ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 83.9% |
| White | 15.5% |
| Black | 0.6% |
55.3% of students are girls and 44.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 58 |
| Grade 8 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4334 4th St, Banquete, TX 78339
Phone: (361)387-6504
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Banquete Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seale Junior High School | Robstown ISD | 8.1 mi | 533 | 14.3 | 88.9% |
| Calallen Middle School | Calallen ISD | 11.2 mi | 858 | 13.5 | 48.1% |
| Orange Grove Junior High School | Orange Grove ISD | 13.7 mi | 357 | 15.9 | 60.5% |
| Tuloso-Midway Middle School | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 14.8 mi | 876 | 14.9 | 54.2% |
| Lillion E Luehrs Junior High School | Bishop CISD | 15.5 mi | 330 | 12.4 | 58.8% |
| Odem Junior High School | Odem-Edroy ISD | 16.0 mi | 204 | 13.2 | 67.2% |
| Adams Middle School | Alice ISD | 17.0 mi | 933 | 20.8 | 86.3% |
| Mathis Middle School | Mathis ISD | 19.2 mi | 344 | 15.2 | 85.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Banquete ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banquete Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 336 |
| Banquete High School | High | 9–12 | 247 |