Jefferies Junior High School
Public middle school in Comanche, Texas · Comanche ISD · Grades 6–8
Jefferies Junior High School serves 295 students in grades 6–8 in Comanche (Comanche County). It is one of 4 schools in Comanche ISD. By enrollment it is the 1398th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 23.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Comanche ISD |
| County | Comanche County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481476000977 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comanche ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 295 | 1,378 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 12.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.9% | 56.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Jefferies Junior High School in context
Size
Jefferies Junior High School is the only middle school in Comanche ISD. Its 295 students are 21.4% of the district's 1,378. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 25.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 235; Jefferies Junior High 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 104 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 92, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (104 against 92). 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: 54.6% here and 54.6% across Comanche ISD. White students are next, at 44.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56.1% across Comanche 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 23.89 full-time-equivalent teachers for 295 students, Jefferies Junior High School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 295 students would have about 20.5 teachers, so Jefferies Junior High School has 3.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Jefferies Junior High 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 Perkins Middle School, 14.5 miles away in De Leon 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
| Hispanic | 54.6% |
| White | 44.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 92 |
| Grade 7 | 99 |
| Grade 8 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
One Valley Forge Dr., Comanche, TX 76442
Phone: (325)356-5220
Website: comancheisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jefferies Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Middle School | De Leon ISD | 14.5 mi | 133 | 10.2 | 48.1% |
| Dublin Intermediate School | Dublin ISD | 19.6 mi | 239 | 11.8 | 77.4% |
| Gorman Middle School | Gorman ISD | 21.2 mi | 47 | 7.7 | 74.5% |
| Early Middle School | Early ISD | 23.0 mi | 230 | 10.8 | 41.3% |
| Brownwood Middle School | Brownwood ISD | 27.6 mi | 472 | 12 | 59.3% |
| Henderson Junior High School | Stephenville ISD | 29.1 mi | 544 | 13.4 | 45.4% |
| Gilbert Intermediate School | Stephenville ISD | 29.6 mi | 562 | 12.9 | 49.3% |
| Hamilton Junior High School | Hamilton ISD | 30.8 mi | 194 | 12.2 | 53.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Comanche ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 50 |
| Comanche Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 658 |
| Comanche High School | High | 9–12 | 375 |