Cisco Junior High School
Public middle school in Cisco, Texas · Cisco ISD · Grades 6–8
Cisco Junior High School serves 170 students in grades 6–8 in Cisco (Eastland County). It is one of 4 schools in Cisco ISD. By enrollment it is the 1576th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.9 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 ÷ 17.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Cisco ISD |
| County | Eastland County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481407005855 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cisco ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 170 | 835 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.9 | 10.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.8% | 50.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Cisco Junior High School in context
Size
Cisco Junior High School is the only middle school in Cisco ISD. Its 170 students are 20.4% of the district's 835. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 28.2 miles away and have a median of 165 students, so Cisco Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 67 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 50, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 25% fewer students than grade 6 (50 against 67). 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 74.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cisco ISD (77.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 20%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Cisco 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
Cisco Junior High School has 17.18 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 170 students would have about 11.8 teachers, so Cisco Junior High School has 5.4 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Eastland Middle School, 9.7 miles away in Eastland ISD. There are 0 middle schools 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 | 74.7% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 67 |
| Grade 7 | 53 |
| Grade 8 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1200 Pershing, Cisco, TX 76437
Phone: (254)442-3004
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cisco Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Middle School | Eastland ISD | 9.7 mi | 197 | 9.5 | 52.8% |
| Ranger Middle School | Ranger ISD | 20.9 mi | 65 | 13.8 | 75.4% |
| Gorman Middle School | Gorman ISD | 21.9 mi | 47 | 7.7 | 74.5% |
| Breckenridge Junior High School | Breckenridge ISD | 26.8 mi | 278 | 11.7 | 64.7% |
| Clyde Junior High School | Clyde CISD | 29.6 mi | 314 | 12.8 | 42.7% |
| Perkins Middle School | De Leon ISD | 32.2 mi | 133 | 10.2 | 48.1% |
| Eula Junior High School | Eula ISD | 33.2 mi | 101 | 10.4 | 40.6% |
| Jefferies Junior High School | Comanche ISD | 40.0 mi | 295 | 12.3 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cisco ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 428 |
| Cisco High School | High | 9–12 | 225 |
| Cisco Learning Center | High | 10–12 | 12 |