Jourdanton Junior High School
Public middle school in Jourdanton, Texas · Jourdanton ISD · Grades 6–8
Jourdanton Junior High School serves 362 students in grades 6–8 in Jourdanton (Atascosa County). It is one of 5 schools in Jourdanton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1313th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 25.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Jourdanton ISD |
| County | Atascosa County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482496005511 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Jourdanton ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 362 | 1,554 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.8% | 49.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Jourdanton Junior High School in context
Size
Jourdanton Junior High School is the only middle school in Jourdanton ISD. Its 362 students are 23.3% of the district's 1,554. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 21.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 613; Jourdanton 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 8 with 127 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 109, against an average of 121 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (127 against 109). 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: 60.5% here and 62.2% across Jourdanton ISD. White students are next, at 35.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.8% across Jourdanton 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
With 25.34 full-time-equivalent teachers for 362 students, Jourdanton Junior High School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 362 students would have about 25.1 teachers, so Jourdanton Junior High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Jourdanton Junior High School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other middle school is Pleasanton Junior High School, 4.9 miles away in Pleasanton ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 1 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 | 60.5% |
| White | 35.9% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 109 |
| Grade 7 | 126 |
| Grade 8 | 127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Zanderson Ave, Jourdanton, TX 78026
Phone: (830)769-2234
Website: jourdantonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jourdanton Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton Junior High School | Pleasanton ISD | 4.9 mi | 754 | 13.9 | 64.1% |
| Poteet Junior High School | Poteet ISD | 9.5 mi | 393 | 14.7 | 72.5% |
| Charlotte Middle School | Charlotte ISD | 10.3 mi | 84 | 11.2 | 63.1% |
| Savannah Heights Intermediate School | Somerset ISD | 20.6 mi | 618 | 15.8 | 85.3% |
| Julius L Matthey Middle School | Southside ISD | 21.7 mi | 656 | 14.2 | 88.7% |
| Somerset Junior High School | Somerset ISD | 22.5 mi | 608 | 14.7 | 84.4% |
| Losoya Middle School | Southside ISD | 23.3 mi | 607 | 15.2 | 89.8% |
| Judith a Resnik Middle School | Southwest ISD | 26.7 mi | 765 | 13.5 | 86.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jourdanton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center | High | 7–11 | 18 |
| Jourdanton ECC | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 259 |
| Jourdanton Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 434 |
| Jourdanton High School | High | 9–12 | 471 |