Bovina Middle School
Public middle school in Bovina, Texas · Bovina ISD · Grades 6–8
Bovina Middle School serves 96 students in grades 6–8 in Bovina (Parmer County). It is one of 3 schools in Bovina ISD. By enrollment it is the 1679th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 8.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bovina ISD |
| County | Parmer County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481095005161 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bovina ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 96 | 422 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 9.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.3% | 85.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Bovina Middle School in context
Size
Bovina Middle School is the only middle school in Bovina ISD. Its 96 students are 22.7% of the district's 422. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 33.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 264; Bovina 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 6 with 36 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 29, against an average of 32 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% fewer students than grade 6 (29 against 36). 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: 93.8% here and 92.2% across Bovina ISD.
82.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.3% across Bovina 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 8.49 full-time-equivalent teachers for 96 students, Bovina Middle School has 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 96 students would have about 6.7 teachers, so Bovina Middle School has 1.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Bovina Middle 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 Farwell Junior High School, 12.4 miles away in Farwell 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 | 93.8% |
| White | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
41.7% of students are girls and 58.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 36 |
| Grade 7 | 31 |
| Grade 8 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Halsell St, Bovina, TX 79009
Phone: (806)251-1377
Website: bovinaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bovina Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farwell Junior High School | Farwell ISD | 12.4 mi | 131 | 8.8 | 45.8% |
| Friona Junior High School | Friona ISD | 13.0 mi | 225 | 11 | 71.6% |
| Watson Junior High School | Muleshoe ISD | 22.0 mi | 285 | 11.4 | 86.3% |
| Dimmitt Middle School | Dimmitt ISD | 31.8 mi | 246 | 9.7 | 81.7% |
| Hereford Junior High School | Hereford ISD | 35.0 mi | 534 | 11.9 | 78.8% |
| Hereford Preparatory Academy | Hereford ISD | 35.0 mi | 322 | 13.9 | 80.1% |
| Olton Junior High School | Olton ISD | 48.6 mi | 124 | 8.9 | 71.8% |
| Littlefield Junior High School | Littlefield ISD | 51.4 mi | 281 | 12.3 | 76.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bovina ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovina Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 198 |
| Bovina High School | High | 9–12 | 128 |