James L Germany Middle School
Public middle school in Dekalb, Texas · Dekalb ISD · Grades 5–8
James L Germany Middle School serves 270 students in grades 5–8 in Dekalb (Bowie County). It is one of 3 schools in Dekalb ISD. By enrollment it is the 1433rd 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 ÷ 24.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Dekalb ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481657001423 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dekalb ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 270 | 898 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.2% | 66.5% | 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.
James L Germany Middle School in context
Size
James L Germany Middle School is the only middle school in Dekalb ISD. Its 270 students are 30.1% of the district's 898. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 23.5 miles away and have a median of 214 students, so James L Germany Middle School is larger 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 80 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 54, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 8 has 33% more students than grade 5 (80 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
White students are the largest group, at 67% of enrollment, about the same share as across Dekalb ISD (66.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.5% across Dekalb 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
James L Germany Middle School has 24.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 270 students would have about 18.8 teachers, so James L Germany Middle School has 5.7 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 New Boston Middle School, 12.6 miles away in New Boston 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 | 67% |
| Hispanic | 14.1% |
| Black | 12.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
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 | 76 |
| Grade 8 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
929 W Grizzly Dr., Dekalb, TX 75559
Phone: (903)667-2834
Website: dekalbisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: James L Germany Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston Middle School | New Boston ISD | 12.6 mi | 240 | 9.3 | 84.2% |
| James Bowie Middle School | Simms ISD | 13.2 mi | 115 | 9.5 | 57.4% |
| Hooks Junior High School | Hooks ISD | 19.4 mi | 257 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
| Pewitt Junior High School | Pewitt CISD | 23.1 mi | 176 | 10.1 | 60.2% |
| Redwater Junior High School | Redwater ISD | 24.0 mi | 166 | 9.6 | 53.6% |
| Redwater Intermediate School | Redwater ISD | 24.1 mi | 251 | 11.5 | 52.6% |
| Red Lick Middle School | Red Lick ISD | 26.3 mi | 234 | 12.9 | – |
| Harts Bluff Middle School | Harts Bluff ISD | 28.3 mi | 194 | 10.8 | 66% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dekalb ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 351 |
| Dekalb High School | High | 9–12 | 277 |