Gainesville Junior High School
Public middle school in Gainesville, Texas · Gainesville ISD · Grades 7–8
Gainesville Junior High School serves 422 students in grades 7–8 in Gainesville (Cooke County). It is one of 5 schools in Gainesville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1222nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.4 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 ÷ 27.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Gainesville ISD |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482022001976 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Gainesville ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 422 | 3,111 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 17 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.5% | 66.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Gainesville Junior High School in context
Size
Gainesville Junior High School is the smallest of Gainesville ISD's 2 middle schools; its 422 students are 13.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 335 students, so Gainesville 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 8 with 218 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 204, against an average of 211 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 204 in grade 7 and 218 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 61.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Gainesville ISD (63.2%). White students are next, at 27%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.3% across Gainesville 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
Gainesville Junior High School has 27.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 422 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Gainesville Junior High School has 2 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Gainesville Intermediate School, 2.5 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.8% |
| White | 27% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |
| Black | 3.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 204 |
| Grade 8 | 218 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1201 Lindsay St, Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: (940)665-4062
Website: gainesvilleisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gainesville Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Intermediate School | Gainesville ISD | 2.5 mi | 480 | 17.5 | 64.2% |
| Valley View Middle School | Valley View ISD | 9.3 mi | 234 | 9.4 | 35% |
| Callisburg Middle School | Callisburg ISD | 9.7 mi | 287 | 13.9 | 38% |
| Whitesboro Middle School | Whitesboro ISD | 13.5 mi | 372 | 13.1 | 60.8% |
| Sanger Sixth Grade Campus | Sanger ISD | 17.3 mi | 213 | 17.3 | 54.5% |
| S and S Cons Middle School | S and S CISD | 17.4 mi | 298 | 14.4 | 37.6% |
| Sanger Middle School | Sanger ISD | 17.6 mi | 426 | 17.1 | 42.7% |
| Pilot Point Selz Middle School | Pilot Point ISD | 19.0 mi | 378 | 14 | 47.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gainesville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 630 |
| Gainesville High School | High | 9–12 | 876 |
| Gainesville Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 480 |
| W E Chalmers Elementary School | Elementary | 2–4 | 703 |