Big Sandy Junior High School
Public middle school in Big Sandy, Texas · Big Sandy ISD · Grades 6–8
Big Sandy Junior High School serves 138 students in grades 6–8 in Big Sandy (Upshur County). It is one of 3 schools in Big Sandy ISD. By enrollment it is the 1622nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.3 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 ÷ 16.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Big Sandy ISD |
| County | Upshur County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481014007089 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Big Sandy ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 138 | 649 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.3 | 10.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58% | 59.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Big Sandy Junior High School in context
Size
Big Sandy Junior High School is the only middle school in Big Sandy ISD. Its 138 students are 21.3% of the district's 649. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 12.5 miles away and have a median of 266 students, so Big Sandy 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 52 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 38, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 8 has 26% more students than grade 6 (48 against 38). 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 68.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Big Sandy ISD (67%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.5% across Big Sandy 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
Big Sandy Junior High School has 16.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 138 students would have about 9.6 teachers, so Big Sandy Junior High School has 7 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 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 Winona Middle School, 7.8 miles away in Winona ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 68.8% |
| Hispanic | 14.5% |
| Black | 10.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 38 |
| Grade 7 | 52 |
| Grade 8 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 Wildcat Dr., Big Sandy, TX 75755
Phone: (903)636-5287
Website: bigsandyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Big Sandy Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Middle School | Winona ISD | 7.8 mi | 265 | 12 | 85.3% |
| Gladewater Middle School | Gladewater ISD | 10.5 mi | 371 | 15.5 | 76% |
| Union Grove Junior High School | Union Grove ISD | 11.0 mi | 112 | 10.9 | 37.5% |
| Harmony Junior High School | Harmony ISD | 11.5 mi | 235 | 10.5 | 43.8% |
| Sabine Middle School | Sabine ISD | 13.4 mi | 266 | 13.3 | 45.1% |
| Bruce Junior High School | Gilmer ISD | 13.5 mi | 419 | 11.8 | 61.8% |
| Sabine Intermediate School | Sabine ISD | 13.5 mi | 243 | 13.8 | 49.8% |
| White Oak Middle School | White Oak ISD | 15.1 mi | 362 | 13 | 39.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Big Sandy ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 320 |
| Big Sandy High School | High | 9–12 | 191 |