Junction Elementary School
Public elementary school in Junction, Texas · Junction ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Junction Elementary School serves 294 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Junction (Kimble County). It is one of 3 schools in Junction ISD. By enrollment it is the 4157th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Junction ISD |
| County | Kimble County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482502002795 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Junction ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 294 | 589 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 11.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.6% | 61.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Junction Elementary School in context
Size
Junction Elementary School is the only elementary school in Junction ISD. Its 294 students are 49.9% of the district's 589. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 37.6 miles away and have a median of 210 students, so Junction Elementary 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 4 with 47 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 36, against an average of 42 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 43 in kindergarten and 47 in grade 5. It also enrolls 39 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 54.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Junction ISD (56.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 42.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.8% across Junction ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
Junction Elementary School has 20.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 294 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Junction Elementary 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 elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Divide Elementary School, 27.3 miles away in Divide ISD. No other elementary 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 | 54.4% |
| Hispanic | 42.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 39 |
| Kindergarten | 43 |
| Grade 1 | 36 |
| Grade 2 | 42 |
| Grade 3 | 40 |
| Grade 4 | 47 |
| Grade 5 | 47 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1700 College St, Junction, TX 76849
Phone: (325)446-2055
Website: junctionisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Junction Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divide Elementary School | Divide ISD | 27.3 mi | 35 | 12.7 | – |
| Menard Elementary/Jh | Menard ISD | 29.5 mi | 182 | 14.5 | 61.5% |
| Harper Elementary School | Harper ISD | 34.4 mi | 223 | 14.8 | 51.1% |
| Mason Elementary School | Mason ISD | 36.6 mi | 298 | 12.6 | 53% |
| Doss Elementary School | Doss Consolidated CSD | 38.7 mi | 20 | 6.7 | – |
| Hunt School | Hunt ISD | 39.0 mi | 196 | 10.1 | 40.3% |
| Ingram Elementary School | Ingram ISD | 43.4 mi | 642 | 15.4 | 69% |
| Fred H Tally Elementary School | Kerrville ISD | 46.0 mi | 525 | 16.1 | 48.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Junction ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction High School | High | 9–12 | 177 |
| Junction Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 118 |