Carrizo Springs Junior High School
Public middle school in Carrizo Springs, Texas · Carrizo Springs CISD · Grades 7–8
Carrizo Springs Junior High School serves 277 students in grades 7–8 in Carrizo Springs (Dimmit County). It is one of 4 schools in Carrizo Springs CISD. By enrollment it is the 1425th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Carrizo Springs CISD |
| County | Dimmit County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481299000786 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Carrizo Springs CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 277 | 1,852 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.7% | 76.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
Carrizo Springs Junior High School in context
Size
Carrizo Springs Junior High School is the smallest of Carrizo Springs CISD's 2 middle schools; its 277 students are 15% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 40.9 miles away and have a median of 436 students, so Carrizo Springs 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 145 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 132, against an average of 139 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 145 in grade 7 and 132 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Carrizo Springs CISD (95.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.5% across Carrizo Springs CISD 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
Carrizo Springs Junior High School has 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 277 students would have about 19.2 teachers, so Carrizo Springs Junior High School has about as many as that.
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, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Carrizo Springs Intermediate School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school 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
| Hispanic | 94.2% |
| White | 4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.7% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 145 |
| Grade 8 | 132 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
286 Fm Rd 1556, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834
Phone: (830)876-2496
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carrizo Springs Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School | Carrizo Springs CISD | 0.5 mi | 437 | 15.4 | 78.9% |
| Sterling H Fly Junior High School | Crystal City ISD | 11.7 mi | 355 | 14.8 | 76.1% |
| Frank Newman Middle School | Cotulla ISD | 36.9 mi | 259 | 11 | 87.6% |
| Memorial Junior High School | Eagle Pass ISD | 40.1 mi | 927 | 17.9 | 86.4% |
| Eagle Pass Junior High School | Eagle Pass ISD | 41.8 mi | 1,040 | 18.3 | 70.3% |
| Mary Harper Middle School | Dilley ISD | 41.9 mi | 181 | 9.8 | 79.6% |
| Morales Junior High School | Uvalde CISD | 48.9 mi | 718 | 15.3 | 85.2% |
| Pearsall Junior High School | Pearsall ISD | 52.4 mi | 434 | 14.6 | 81.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Carrizo Springs CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 573 |
| Carrizo Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 565 |
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 437 |