Celeste Junior High School
Public middle school in Celeste, Texas · Celeste ISD · Grades 6–8
Celeste Junior High School serves 98 students in grades 6–8 in Celeste (Hunt County). It is one of 3 schools in Celeste ISD. By enrollment it is the 1677th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.4 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 ÷ 10.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Celeste ISD |
| County | Hunt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481326006522 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Celeste ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 98 | 489 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 10.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.2% | 55.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% 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.
Celeste Junior High School in context
Size
Celeste Junior High School is the only middle school in Celeste ISD. Its 98 students are 20% of the district's 489. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 11.6 miles away and have a median of 232 students, so Celeste 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 8 with 35 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 30, against an average of 33 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (35 against 30). 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 65.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Celeste ISD (67.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 25.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Celeste 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
Celeste Junior High School has 10.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 98 students would have about 6.8 teachers, so Celeste Junior High School has 3.6 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 Bland Middle School, 6.5 miles away in Bland ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.3% |
| Hispanic | 25.5% |
| Black | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
53.1% of students are girls and 46.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 30 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 S 5th St, Celeste, TX 75423
Phone: (903)568-4721
Website: celesteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Celeste Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bland Middle School | Bland ISD | 6.5 mi | 165 | 11.1 | 68.5% |
| Leonard Junior High School | Leonard ISD | 7.1 mi | 193 | 10 | 54.9% |
| Wolfe City Middle School | Wolfe City ISD | 8.8 mi | 162 | 12.2 | 69.1% |
| Trenton Middle School | Trenton ISD | 11.4 mi | 223 | 18.3 | 51.1% |
| Blue Ridge Middle School | Blue Ridge ISD | 11.9 mi | 240 | 11.9 | 48.8% |
| Greenville Middle School | Greenville ISD | 12.1 mi | 771 | 14.3 | 85.3% |
| Travis Intermediate School | Greenville ISD | 12.6 mi | 756 | 14.8 | 83.6% |
| Farmersville Junior High School | Farmersville ISD | 13.0 mi | 361 | 19.1 | 60.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Celeste ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celeste Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 244 |
| Celeste High School | High | 9–12 | 147 |