Devers Junior High School
Public middle school in Devers, Texas · Devers ISD · Grades 6–8
Devers Junior High School serves 56 students in grades 6–8 in Devers (Liberty County). It is one of 2 schools in Devers ISD. By enrollment it is the 1700th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.6 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 ÷ 4.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Devers ISD |
| County | Liberty County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481692010885 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Devers ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 56 | 191 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 33.9% | 29.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Devers Junior High School in context
Size
Devers Junior High School is the only middle school in Devers ISD. Its 56 students are 29.3% of the district's 191. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 15.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 450; Devers 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 6 with 19 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 18, against an average of 19 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 19 in grade 6 and 19 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 62.5% here and 69.6% across Devers ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 30.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
33.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 29.8% across Devers 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 4.43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 56 students, Devers Junior High School has 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 56 students would have about 3.9 teachers, so Devers Junior High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Devers Junior High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Hull-Daisetta Junior High School, 7 miles away in Hull-Daisetta ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.5% |
| Hispanic | 30.4% |
| Black | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
53.6% of students are girls and 46.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 19 |
| Grade 7 | 18 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 S Chism, Devers, TX 77538
Phone: (936)549-7591
Website: deversisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Devers Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull-Daisetta Junior High School | Hull-Daisetta ISD | 7.0 mi | 58 | 13.6 | 69% |
| Liberty Middle School | Liberty ISD | 12.4 mi | 534 | 16.8 | 57.3% |
| Hardin-Jefferson Junior High School | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 12.4 mi | 656 | 16.3 | 39.8% |
| Hardin Junior High School | Hardin ISD | 12.5 mi | 297 | 15.3 | 55.2% |
| Barbers Hill Intermediate South | Barbers Hill ISD | 18.0 mi | 972 | 12 | 32.4% |
| Wilson Junior High School | Dayton ISD | 18.0 mi | 1,295 | 16.7 | 73.4% |
| Anahuac Middle School | Anahuac ISD | 18.5 mi | 336 | 13.8 | 50.6% |
| East Chambers Junior High School | East Chambers ISD | 19.7 mi | 366 | 16 | 66.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Devers ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devers Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 135 |