Ganado Junior High School
Public middle school in Ganado, Texas · Ganado ISD · Grades 6–8
Ganado Junior High School serves 170 students in grades 6–8 in Ganado (Jackson County). It is one of 3 schools in Ganado ISD. By enrollment it is the 1577th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 10.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ganado ISD |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482031012317 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ganado ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 170 | 712 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 13 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.2% | 53.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Ganado Junior High School in context
Size
Ganado Junior High School is the only middle school in Ganado ISD. Its 170 students are 23.9% of the district's 712. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 21.8 miles away and have a median of 476 students, so Ganado 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 63 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 52, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% fewer students than grade 6 (55 against 63). 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 60% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ganado ISD (61.5%). White students are next, at 38.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.1% across Ganado 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
Ganado Junior High School has 10.51 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 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 Ganado Junior High School has 1.3 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 Louise Junior High School, 8.2 miles away in Louise ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60% |
| White | 38.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.6% |
57.1% of students are girls and 42.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 52 |
| Grade 8 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 W Devers, Ganado, TX 77962
Phone: (361)771-4300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ganado Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Junior High School | Louise ISD | 8.2 mi | 109 | 13.6 | 68.8% |
| Edna Junior High School | Edna ISD | 9.1 mi | 310 | 10.5 | 69.7% |
| Industrial Junior High School | Industrial ISD | 16.4 mi | 254 | 13.4 | 29.1% |
| El Campo Middle School | El Campo ISD | 18.9 mi | 707 | 14.8 | 75% |
| Tidehaven Intermediate School | Tidehaven ISD | 24.7 mi | 219 | 13.6 | 62.1% |
| Travis Middle School | Calhoun County ISD | 29.9 mi | 693 | 16.6 | 73.3% |
| STEM Middle School | Victoria ISD | 31.4 mi | 641 | 12.7 | 77.8% |
| Howell Middle School | Victoria ISD | 31.6 mi | 716 | 13.5 | 66.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ganado ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganado Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 321 |
| Ganado High School | High | 9–12 | 221 |