Grapeland Junior High School
Public middle school in Grapeland, Texas · Grapeland ISD · Grades 6–8
Grapeland Junior High School serves 104 students in grades 6–8 in Grapeland (Houston County). It is one of 3 schools in Grapeland ISD. By enrollment it is the 1670th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.9 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 ÷ 11.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Grapeland ISD |
| County | Houston County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482163002178 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Grapeland ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 104 | 574 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.8% | 54.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Grapeland Junior High School in context
Size
Grapeland Junior High School is the only middle school in Grapeland ISD. Its 104 students are 18.1% of the district's 574. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 20.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 370; Grapeland 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 41 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 30, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 8 has 37% more students than grade 6 (41 against 30). 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
The largest group is White students: 63.5% here and 64.1% across Grapeland ISD. Black students are next, at 20.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.2% across Grapeland 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
With 11.65 full-time-equivalent teachers for 104 students, Grapeland Junior High School has 8.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 104 students would have about 7.2 teachers, so Grapeland Junior High School has 4.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Grapeland Junior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Elkhart Middle School, 11.1 miles away in Elkhart 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
| White | 63.5% |
| Black | 20.2% |
| Hispanic | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 30 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
116 W Myrtle, Grapeland, TX 75844
Phone: (936)687-2351
Website: grapelandisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grapeland Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Middle School | Elkhart ISD | 11.1 mi | 283 | 14.2 | 48.1% |
| Crockett Junior High School | Crockett ISD | 12.9 mi | 248 | 10 | 92.3% |
| Palestine Junior High School | Palestine ISD | 18.3 mi | 456 | 12.8 | 80% |
| Westwood Junior High School | Westwood ISD | 20.2 mi | 200 | 10.3 | 80% |
| Story Intermediate School | Palestine ISD | 21.1 mi | 670 | 16.3 | 81% |
| Alto Middle School | Alto ISD | 26.7 mi | 152 | 11.5 | 80.9% |
| Rusk Junior High School | Rusk ISD | 28.1 mi | 458 | 12.5 | 62.2% |
| Nichols Intermediate School | Jacksonville ISD | 33.4 mi | 674 | 11.7 | 87.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Grapeland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapeland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 325 |
| Grapeland High School | High | 9–12 | 145 |