Hemphill Middle School
Public middle school in Hemphill, Texas · Hemphill ISD · Grades 5–8
Hemphill Middle School serves 219 students in grades 5–8 in Hemphill (Sabine County). It is one of 3 schools in Hemphill ISD. By enrollment it is the 1514th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 22.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Hemphill ISD |
| County | Sabine County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482289007424 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hemphill ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 219 | 788 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.8% | 58.7% | 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.
Hemphill Middle School in context
Size
Hemphill Middle School is the only middle school in Hemphill ISD. Its 219 students are 27.8% of the district's 788. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 42.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 333; Hemphill Middle 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 5 with 60 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 48, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 8 has 20% fewer students than grade 5 (48 against 60). 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: 70.3% here and 73.7% across Hemphill ISD. Two or more races students are next, at 10%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.7% across Hemphill 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 22.36 full-time-equivalent teachers for 219 students, Hemphill Middle School has 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 219 students would have about 15.2 teachers, so Hemphill Middle School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Hemphill Middle 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 Jasper Junior High School, 30.9 miles away in Jasper 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 | 70.3% |
| Two or more races | 10% |
| Black | 9.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 60 |
| Grade 6 | 54 |
| Grade 7 | 57 |
| Grade 8 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 Milam St, Hemphill, TX 75948
Phone: (409)787-3371
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hemphill Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Junior High School | Jasper ISD | 30.9 mi | 464 | 12.3 | 75.4% |
| Newton Middle School | Newton ISD | 36.7 mi | 292 | 9.9 | 75.3% |
| Center Middle School | Center ISD | 37.2 mi | 496 | 11.2 | 82.7% |
| Woden Junior High School | Woden ISD | 41.7 mi | 194 | 12.2 | 61.9% |
| Huntington Middle School | Huntington ISD | 43.0 mi | 339 | 12.1 | 46% |
| McMichael Middle School | Nacogdoches ISD | 48.5 mi | 1,275 | 13.6 | 81.6% |
| Kirbyville Junior High School | Kirbyville CISD | 49.0 mi | 326 | 12.1 | 50% |
| Garrison Middle School | Garrison ISD | 50.4 mi | 166 | 13.4 | 54.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hemphill ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphill Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 340 |
| Hemphill High School | High | 9–12 | 229 |