Carthage Junior High School
Public middle school in Carthage, Texas · Carthage ISD · Grades 7–8
Carthage Junior High School serves 398 students in grades 7–8 in Carthage (Panola County). It is one of 5 schools in Carthage ISD. By enrollment it is the 1260th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 24.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Carthage ISD |
| County | Panola County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481311000814 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Carthage ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 398 | 2,637 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.5% | 52.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 79% 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.
Carthage Junior High School in context
Size
Carthage Junior High School is the smallest of Carthage ISD's 2 middle schools; its 398 students are 15.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 25.3 miles away and have a median of 531 students, so Carthage 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 218 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 180, against an average of 199 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 7 (180 against 218). 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 57.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Carthage ISD (56%). Hispanic students are next, at 19.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.3% across Carthage 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
Carthage Junior High School has 24.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 398 students would have about 27.6 teachers, so Carthage Junior High School has 3.3 fewer.
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 Baker-Koonce Intermediate School, 0.2 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
| White | 57.5% |
| Hispanic | 19.6% |
| Black | 18.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 218 |
| Grade 8 | 180 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
606 Holly St, Carthage, TX 75633
Phone: (903)693-2751
Website: carthageisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carthage Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | Carthage ISD | 0.2 mi | 566 | 13.5 | 54.2% |
| Tatum Middle School | Tatum ISD | 14.8 mi | 321 | 15.5 | 62.3% |
| Elysian Fields Middle School | Elysian Fields ISD | 19.2 mi | 186 | 9.8 | 43% |
| Garrison Middle School | Garrison ISD | 24.4 mi | 166 | 13.4 | 54.2% |
| Marshall Junior High School | Marshall ISD | 26.1 mi | 1,035 | 13.1 | 79.2% |
| Hallsville Junior High School | Hallsville ISD | 26.2 mi | 768 | 12.7 | 40.4% |
| Hallsville Intermediate School | Hallsville ISD | 26.3 mi | 759 | 11.8 | 44% |
| Center Middle School | Center ISD | 26.5 mi | 496 | 11.2 | 82.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Carthage ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 566 |
| Carthage High School | High | 9–12 | 785 |
| Carthage Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 513 |
| Libby Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 375 |