Detroit Junior High School
Public middle school in Detroit, Texas · Detroit ISD · Grades 6–8
Detroit Junior High School serves 112 students in grades 6–8 in Detroit (Red River County). It is one of 3 schools in Detroit ISD. By enrollment it is the 1658th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.9 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 ÷ 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Detroit ISD |
| County | Red River County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481689007058 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Detroit ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 112 | 488 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.3% | 57.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Detroit Junior High School in context
Size
Detroit Junior High School is the only middle school in Detroit ISD. Its 112 students are 23% of the district's 488. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 16.6 miles away and have a median of 361 students, so Detroit 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 44 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 29, against an average of 37 per grade. This year grade 8 has 34% more students than grade 6 (39 against 29). 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 77.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Detroit ISD (76.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.8% across Detroit 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
Detroit Junior High School has 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 112 students would have about 7.8 teachers, so Detroit Junior High School has 1.6 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, 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 Prairiland Junior High School, 9.8 miles away in Prairiland 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 | 77.7% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Black | 7.1% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 29 |
| Grade 7 | 44 |
| Grade 8 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
650 1st St Nw, Detroit, TX 75436
Phone: (903)674-2646
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Detroit Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairiland Junior High School | Prairiland ISD | 9.8 mi | 260 | 13.3 | 48.5% |
| Crockett Intermediate School | Paris ISD | 14.7 mi | 583 | 16.3 | 79.2% |
| Paris Junior High School | Paris ISD | 15.3 mi | 541 | 13 | 73% |
| Frank Stone Middle School | North Lamar ISD | 16.0 mi | 521 | 13.6 | 48.9% |
| Chisum Middle School | Chisum ISD | 17.2 mi | 266 | 11.3 | 41.7% |
| Rivercrest Junior High School | Rivercrest ISD | 18.9 mi | 149 | 9.4 | 73.2% |
| Cooper Junior High School | Cooper ISD | 32.7 mi | 189 | 13.1 | 59.8% |
| Mt Vernon Middle School | Mount Vernon ISD | 34.1 mi | 456 | 14 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Detroit ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 222 |
| Detroit High School | High | 9–12 | 154 |