Keene Junior High School
Public middle school in Keene, Texas · Keene ISD · Grades 6–8
Keene Junior High School serves 252 students in grades 6–8 in Keene (Johnson County). It is one of 4 schools in Keene ISD. By enrollment it is the 1462nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.7 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 ÷ 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Keene ISD |
| County | Johnson County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482523006727 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Keene ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 252 | 1,119 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.7% | 69.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Keene Junior High School in context
Size
Keene Junior High School is the only middle school in Keene ISD. Its 252 students are 22.5% of the district's 1,119. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 7.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 910; Keene 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 98 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 73, against an average of 84 per grade. This year grade 8 has 34% more students than grade 6 (98 against 73). 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: 40.1% here and 37.6% across Keene ISD. White students are next, at 37.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.4% across Keene 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 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 252 students, Keene Junior High School has 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 252 students would have about 17.5 teachers, so Keene Junior High School has 4.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Keene Junior High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School, 6.2 miles away in Joshua ISD. Within 10 miles there are 7 other middle schools, 0 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 | 40.1% |
| White | 37.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17.1% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 81 |
| Grade 8 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 Charger Dr., Keene, TX 76059
Phone: (817)774-5311
Website: keeneisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Keene Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School | Joshua ISD | 6.2 mi | 654 | 19.6 | 37.3% |
| Alvarado Junior High School | Alvarado ISD | 6.5 mi | 862 | 16.2 | 67.7% |
| Ad Wheat Middle School | Cleburne ISD | 6.6 mi | 998 | 14.3 | 69.9% |
| Lowell Smith Jr. Intermediate School | Cleburne ISD | 7.5 mi | 958 | 13.1 | 74.5% |
| R C Loflin Middle School | Joshua ISD | 8.2 mi | 696 | 18.3 | 51.3% |
| Nick Kerr Middle School | Burleson ISD | 9.5 mi | 1,218 | 18.1 | 42.1% |
| STEAM Middle School | Burleson ISD | 10.0 mi | 595 | 16.3 | 26.6% |
| Hughes Middle School | Burleson ISD | 10.5 mi | 965 | 15.6 | 47.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Keene ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 274 |
| Keene High School | High | 9–12 | 373 |
| The Summit Leadership Academy | Elementary | 3–5 | 220 |