East Chambers Junior High School
Public middle school in Winnie, Texas · East Chambers ISD · Grades 6–8
East Chambers Junior High School serves 366 students in grades 6–8 in Winnie (Chambers County). It is one of 4 schools in East Chambers ISD. By enrollment it is the 1309th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | East Chambers ISD |
| County | Chambers County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481788001562 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | East Chambers ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 366 | 1,562 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 13.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.1% | 63.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
East Chambers Junior High School in context
Size
East Chambers Junior High School is the only middle school in East Chambers ISD. Its 366 students are 23.4% of the district's 1,562. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 21.4 miles away and have a median of 647 students, so East Chambers 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 135 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 102, against an average of 122 per grade. This year grade 8 has 32% more students than grade 6 (135 against 102). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 50.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across East Chambers ISD (48.2%). White students are next, at 37.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.8% across East Chambers 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
East Chambers Junior High School has 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 366 students would have about 25.4 teachers, so East Chambers Junior High School has 2.5 fewer.
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 Hamshire-Fannett Middle School, 11.3 miles away in Hamshire-Fannett 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
| Hispanic | 50.5% |
| White | 37.7% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
44.3% of students are girls and 55.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 102 |
| Grade 7 | 129 |
| Grade 8 | 135 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1931 State Hwy 124, Winnie, TX 77665
Phone: (409)296-4183
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Chambers Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamshire-Fannett Middle School | Hamshire-Fannett ISD | 11.3 mi | 469 | 14.3 | 36.5% |
| Anahuac Middle School | Anahuac ISD | 17.9 mi | 336 | 13.8 | 50.6% |
| Devers Junior High School | Devers ISD | 19.7 mi | 56 | 12.6 | 33.9% |
| Hardin-Jefferson Junior High School | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 20.8 mi | 656 | 16.3 | 39.8% |
| Vincent Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 22.0 mi | 637 | 14.6 | 81.9% |
| Odom Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 23.1 mi | 837 | 16.9 | 68.8% |
| Marshall Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 23.4 mi | 694 | 15.8 | 80.3% |
| Wilson Middle School | Nederland ISD | 25.3 mi | 678 | 14.2 | 37.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in East Chambers ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Chambers Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 318 |
| East Chambers High School | High | 9–12 | 447 |
| East Chambers Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 431 |