Childress Junior High School
Public middle school in Childress, Texas · Childress ISD · Grades 6–8
Childress Junior High School serves 214 students in grades 6–8 in Childress (Childress County). It is one of 3 schools in Childress ISD. By enrollment it is the 1519th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 21.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Childress ISD |
| County | Childress County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481386000872 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Childress ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 214 | 978 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 11.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.9% | 57.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Childress Junior High School in context
Size
Childress Junior High School is the only middle school in Childress ISD. Its 214 students are 21.9% of the district's 978. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 54.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 112; Childress Junior High School is larger 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 77 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 63, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (74 against 63). 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 White students: 46.3% here and 50.3% across Childress ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 45.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.1% across Childress 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
With 21.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 214 students, Childress Junior High School has 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 214 students would have about 14.9 teachers, so Childress Junior High School has 6.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Childress Junior High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other middle school is Travis Middle School, 27.7 miles away in Quanah 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
| White | 46.3% |
| Hispanic | 45.8% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
52.8% of students are girls and 47.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 77 |
| Grade 8 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 Commerce St, Childress, TX 79201
Phone: (940)937-3641
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Childress Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Middle School | Quanah ISD | 27.7 mi | 95 | 9.5 | 78.9% |
| Memphis Middle School | Memphis ISD | 29.0 mi | 77 | 7 | 83.1% |
| Wellington Junior High School | Wellington ISD | 29.1 mi | 128 | 8.8 | 68% |
| Clarendon Junior High School | Clarendon ISD | 53.0 mi | 69 | 10 | 49.3% |
| Vernon Middle School | Vernon ISD | 55.6 mi | 390 | 13.2 | 78.7% |
| Floydada Collegiate Junior High School | Floydada Collegiate ISD | 71.9 mi | 147 | 14.9 | 75.5% |
| Lockney Junior High School | Lockney ISD | 74.0 mi | 84 | 12.3 | 77.4% |
| Seymour Middle School | Seymour ISD | 79.7 mi | 188 | 11.8 | 57.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Childress ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childress Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 447 |
| Childress High School | High | 9–12 | 317 |