Itasca Middle School
Public middle school in Itasca, Texas · Itasca ISD · Grades 6–8
Itasca Middle School serves 151 students in grades 6–8 in Itasca (Hill County). It is one of 3 schools in Itasca ISD. By enrollment it is the 1607th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.4 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 ÷ 14.48 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Itasca ISD |
| County | Hill County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482448021363 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Itasca ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 151 | 638 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 10.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.6% | 69.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Itasca Middle School in context
Size
Itasca Middle School is the only middle school in Itasca ISD. Its 151 students are 23.7% of the district's 638. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 13.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 323; Itasca 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 8 with 59 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 38, against an average of 50 per grade. This year grade 8 has 55% more students than grade 6 (59 against 38). 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 Hispanic students: 61.6% here and 56.1% across Itasca ISD. White students are next, at 35.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.6% across Itasca 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 14.48 full-time-equivalent teachers for 151 students, Itasca Middle School has 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 151 students would have about 10.5 teachers, so Itasca Middle School has 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
Itasca Middle 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 Grandview Junior High School, 7 miles away in Grandview ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.6% |
| White | 35.1% |
| Black | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 38 |
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
208 N Files, Itasca, TX 76055
Phone: (254)687-2922
Website: itascaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Itasca Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Junior High School | Grandview ISD | 7.0 mi | 316 | 12.1 | 27.2% |
| Hillsboro Junior High School | Hillsboro ISD | 10.8 mi | 290 | 12.1 | 73.1% |
| Hillsboro Intermediate School | Hillsboro ISD | 11.6 mi | 428 | 13.6 | 74.8% |
| Maypearl Middle School | Maypearl ISD | 12.7 mi | 265 | 14 | 31.7% |
| Rio Vista Middle School | Rio Vista ISD | 14.1 mi | 229 | 13.9 | 62% |
| Whitney Middle School | Whitney ISD | 16.9 mi | 329 | 13.7 | 65.3% |
| Alvarado Junior High School | Alvarado ISD | 18.1 mi | 862 | 16.2 | 67.7% |
| Venus Middle School | Venus ISD | 18.4 mi | 506 | 12.1 | 74.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Itasca ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 276 |
| Itasca High School | High | 9–12 | 210 |