Barbers Hill Middle South
Public middle school in Mont Belvieu, Texas · Barbers Hill ISD · Grades 7–8
Barbers Hill Middle South serves 587 students in grades 7–8 in Mont Belvieu (Chambers County). It is one of 9 schools in Barbers Hill ISD. By enrollment it is the 950th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Barbers Hill ISD |
| County | Chambers County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480945012964 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Barbers Hill ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 587 | 7,875 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 31.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Barbers Hill Middle South in context
Size
Barbers Hill Middle South is the 3rd largest of Barbers Hill ISD's 4 middle schools; its 587 students are 7.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7 miles away and have a median of 897 students, so Barbers Hill Middle South 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 307 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 280, against an average of 294 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 7 (307 against 280). 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
White students are the largest group, at 57.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Barbers Hill ISD (57.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 32.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Barbers Hill Middle South has 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 587 students would have about 40.8 teachers, so Barbers Hill Middle South has 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
NCES classifies its location as town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Barbers Hill Middle North, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 57.1% |
| Hispanic | 32.2% |
| Black | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 280 |
| Grade 8 | 307 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7717 Eagle Dr., Mont Belvieu, TX 77580
Phone: (281)576-2221
Website: bhisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Barbers Hill Middle South. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill Middle North | Barbers Hill ISD | 0.4 mi | 570 | 12 | – |
| Barbers Hill Intermediate North | Barbers Hill ISD | 0.9 mi | 924 | 13.1 | 26.6% |
| Barbers Hill Intermediate South | Barbers Hill ISD | 2.4 mi | 972 | 12 | 32.4% |
| Gentry Junior High School | Goose Creek CISD | 6.3 mi | 1,013 | 16.6 | 67.5% |
| Cedar Bayou Junior High School | Goose Creek CISD | 7.7 mi | 869 | 16 | 78.5% |
| E F Green Junior School | Goose Creek CISD | 7.7 mi | 1,095 | 18.8 | 64.2% |
| Horace Mann Junior High School | Goose Creek CISD | 10.0 mi | 765 | 15.8 | 84.6% |
| Anahuac Middle School | Anahuac ISD | 10.9 mi | 336 | 13.8 | 50.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Barbers Hill ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative School | High | 7–12 | 29 |
| Barbers Hill El North | Elementary | 1–3 | 835 |
| Barbers Hill El South | Elementary | 1–3 | 891 |
| Barbers Hill High School | High | 9–12 | 2,222 |
| Barbers Hill Intermediate North | Middle | 4–6 | 924 |
| Barbers Hill Intermediate South | Middle | 4–6 | 972 |
| Barbers Hill Middle North | Middle | 7–8 | 570 |
| Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 845 |