Junction Middle School
Public middle school in Junction, Texas · Junction ISD · Grades 6–8
Junction Middle School serves 118 students in grades 6–8 in Junction (Kimble County). It is one of 3 schools in Junction ISD. By enrollment it is the 1649th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.5 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 ÷ 13.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Junction ISD |
| County | Kimble County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482502002797 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 118 | 589 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 11.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.5% | 61.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Junction Middle School in context
Size
Junction Middle School is the only middle school in Junction ISD. Its 118 students are 20% of the district's 589. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 46.2 miles away and have a median of 208 students, so Junction 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 7 with 42 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 35, against an average of 39 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% fewer students than grade 6 (35 against 41). 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 58.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Junction ISD (56.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 40.7%.
58.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.8% across Junction 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
Junction Middle School has 13.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 118 students would have about 8.2 teachers, so Junction 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 Pathways 3H Campus, 25.6 miles away in University of Texas University Charter School. 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 | 58.5% |
| Hispanic | 40.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 41 |
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1700 College St, Junction, TX 76849
Phone: (325)446-2464
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Junction Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways 3H Campus | University of Texas University Charter School | 25.6 mi | 18 | 7.6 | – |
| Harper Middle School | Harper ISD | 34.4 mi | 197 | 12.7 | 38.1% |
| Mason Junior High School | Mason ISD | 36.5 mi | 210 | 12.9 | 45.7% |
| Ingram Middle School | Ingram ISD | 42.4 mi | 270 | 13.2 | 60.4% |
| Brady Middle School | Brady ISD | 49.9 mi | 206 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
| Peterson Middle School | Kerrville ISD | 50.3 mi | 1,001 | 15.2 | 53% |
| Eldorado Middle School | Schleicher ISD | 55.3 mi | 124 | 11.6 | 64.5% |
| Fredericksburg Middle School | Fredericksburg ISD | 56.0 mi | 622 | 13.1 | 63.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Junction ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 294 |
| Junction High School | High | 9–12 | 177 |