Harleton Junior High School
Public middle school in Harleton, Texas · Harleton ISD · Grades 6–8
Harleton Junior High School serves 165 students in grades 6–8 in Harleton (Harrison County). It is one of 3 schools in Harleton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1586th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11 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 ÷ 14.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Harleton ISD |
| County | Harrison County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482250002275 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harleton ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 165 | 705 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.6% | 53.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Harleton Junior High School in context
Size
Harleton Junior High School is the only middle school in Harleton ISD. Its 165 students are 23.4% of the district's 705. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 13 miles away with a median enrollment of 463; Harleton 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 64 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 39, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 8 has 39% fewer students than grade 6 (39 against 64). 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: 87.3% here and 82.7% across Harleton ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.9% across Harleton 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 14.97 full-time-equivalent teachers for 165 students, Harleton Junior High School has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 165 students would have about 11.5 teachers, so Harleton Junior High School has 3.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Harleton Junior High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is New Diana Middle School, 10.4 miles away in New Diana 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 | 87.3% |
| Hispanic | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Black | 0.6% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 64 |
| Grade 7 | 62 |
| Grade 8 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17240 State Hwy 154, Harleton, TX 75651
Phone: (903)777-3010
Website: harletonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harleton Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Diana Middle School | New Diana ISD | 10.4 mi | 269 | 15.4 | 35.7% |
| Judson STEAM Academy | Longview ISD | 12.2 mi | 538 | 10.8 | 76.8% |
| Ore City Middle School | Ore City ISD | 12.3 mi | 191 | 9.5 | 63.9% |
| Hallsville Intermediate School | Hallsville ISD | 12.9 mi | 759 | 11.8 | 44% |
| Hallsville Junior High School | Hallsville ISD | 13.1 mi | 768 | 12.7 | 40.4% |
| Forest Park Magnet School | Longview ISD | 13.5 mi | 474 | 10.5 | 91.6% |
| Jefferson Junior High School | Jefferson ISD | 14.5 mi | 307 | 11 | 68.1% |
| Spring Hill Junior High School | Spring Hill ISD | 15.0 mi | 451 | 16 | 41% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harleton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harleton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 323 |
| Harleton High School | High | 9–12 | 217 |