Industrial Junior High School
Public middle school in Vanderbilt, Texas · Industrial ISD · Grades 6–8
Industrial Junior High School serves 254 students in grades 6–8 in Vanderbilt (Jackson County). It is one of 4 schools in Industrial ISD. By enrollment it is the 1458th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 18.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Industrial ISD |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482415002691 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Industrial ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 254 | 1,156 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 29.1% | 33.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Industrial Junior High School in context
Size
Industrial Junior High School is the only middle school in Industrial ISD. Its 254 students are 22% of the district's 1,156. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.5 miles away and have a median of 438 students, so Industrial 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 90 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 81, against an average of 85 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 81 in grade 6 and 83 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 63% of enrollment, about the same share as across Industrial ISD (66.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 34.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
29.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 33.4% across Industrial 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
Industrial Junior High School has 18.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 254 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Industrial Junior High School has 1.4 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, 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 Edna Junior High School, 10.7 miles away in Edna 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% |
| Hispanic | 34.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Black | 1.2% |
56.7% of students are girls and 43.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 81 |
| Grade 7 | 90 |
| Grade 8 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
#3 Fifth St, Vanderbilt, TX 77991
Phone: (361)284-3226
Website: industrialisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Industrial Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Junior High School | Edna ISD | 10.7 mi | 310 | 10.5 | 69.7% |
| Travis Middle School | Calhoun County ISD | 13.8 mi | 693 | 16.6 | 73.3% |
| Ganado Junior High School | Ganado ISD | 16.4 mi | 170 | 16.2 | 51.2% |
| Bloomington Junior High School | Bloomington ISD | 17.5 mi | 135 | 13.7 | 83% |
| STEM Middle School | Victoria ISD | 21.5 mi | 641 | 12.7 | 77.8% |
| Howell Middle School | Victoria ISD | 22.3 mi | 716 | 13.5 | 66.3% |
| Patti Welder Middle School | Victoria ISD | 22.4 mi | 566 | 12.3 | 83% |
| Louise Junior High School | Louise ISD | 24.0 mi | 109 | 13.6 | 68.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Industrial ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial El East | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 264 |
| Industrial El West | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 290 |
| Industrial High School | High | 9–12 | 348 |