Gruver Junior High School
Public middle school in Gruver, Texas · Gruver ISD · Grades 5–8
Gruver Junior High School serves 115 students in grades 5–8 in Gruver (Hansford County). It is one of 3 schools in Gruver ISD. By enrollment it is the 1654th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 11.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Gruver ISD |
| County | Hansford County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482193002211 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Gruver ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 115 | 409 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 7.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.3% | 39.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Gruver Junior High School in context
Size
Gruver Junior High School is the only middle school in Gruver ISD. Its 115 students are 28.1% of the district's 409. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 39.8 miles away and have a median of 336 students, so Gruver 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 7 with 33 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 21, against an average of 29 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 32 in grade 5 and 29 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 55.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Gruver ISD (50.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 42.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39.4% across Gruver 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
Gruver Junior High School has 11.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 115 students would have about 8 teachers, so Gruver Junior High School has 3.9 more.
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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Spearman Junior High School, 12.4 miles away in Spearman 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 | 55.7% |
| Hispanic | 42.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 32 |
| Grade 6 | 21 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
405 Garrett Ave, Gruver, TX 79040
Phone: (806)733-2081
Website: gruverisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gruver Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman Junior High School | Spearman ISD | 12.4 mi | 160 | 11 | 62.5% |
| Sunray Middle School | Sunray Collegiate ISD | 28.9 mi | 132 | 9.6 | 54.5% |
| Perryton Junior High School | Perryton ISD | 34.1 mi | 395 | 12.7 | 60.8% |
| Stratford Junior High School | Stratford ISD | 38.1 mi | 137 | 11.3 | 66.4% |
| Dumas Intermediate School | Dumas ISD | 41.5 mi | 619 | 14.5 | 77.5% |
| Dumas Junior High School | Dumas ISD | 42.0 mi | 609 | 13.2 | 70.6% |
| Borger Intermediate School | Borger ISD | 42.3 mi | 335 | 11.9 | 62.4% |
| Borger Middle School | Borger ISD | 42.3 mi | 337 | 15.4 | 56.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gruver ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruver Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 153 |
| Gruver High School | High | 9–12 | 141 |