Kirbyville Junior High School
Public middle school in Kirbyville, Texas · Kirbyville CISD · Grades 6–8
Kirbyville Junior High School serves 326 students in grades 6–8 in Kirbyville (Jasper County). It is one of 3 schools in Kirbyville CISD. By enrollment it is the 1353rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.1 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 ÷ 27.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Kirbyville CISD |
| County | Jasper County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482571002895 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kirbyville CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 326 | 1,439 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 13.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50% | 53.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Kirbyville Junior High School in context
Size
Kirbyville Junior High School is the only middle school in Kirbyville CISD. Its 326 students are 22.7% of the district's 1,439. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 24.5 miles away and have a median of 289 students, so Kirbyville Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 111 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 106, against an average of 109 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 109 in grade 6 and 106 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 72.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Kirbyville CISD (72.6%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.9% across Kirbyville CISD 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
Kirbyville Junior High School has 27.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 326 students would have about 22.6 teachers, so Kirbyville Junior High School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
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 Buna Junior High School, 14.9 miles away in Buna 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
| White | 72.7% |
| Hispanic | 9.5% |
| Black | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 8.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 109 |
| Grade 7 | 111 |
| Grade 8 | 106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2200 S Margaret Ave, Kirbyville, TX 75956
Phone: (409)420-0692
Website: kirbyvillecisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kirbyville Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buna Junior High School | Buna ISD | 14.9 mi | 318 | 11.9 | 46.2% |
| Newton Middle School | Newton ISD | 15.8 mi | 292 | 9.9 | 75.3% |
| Jasper Junior High School | Jasper ISD | 20.6 mi | 464 | 12.3 | 75.4% |
| Evadale Junior High School | Evadale ISD | 22.9 mi | 108 | 12.2 | 37% |
| Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School | Silsbee ISD | 26.1 mi | 597 | 12.8 | 64.8% |
| Warren Junior High School | Warren ISD | 29.4 mi | 286 | 13.8 | 64.3% |
| Mauriceville Middle School | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD | 30.4 mi | 272 | 11.6 | 58.8% |
| Kountze Middle School | Kountze ISD | 31.9 mi | 230 | 12.4 | 59.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kirbyville CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirbyville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 686 |
| Kirbyville High School | High | 9–12 | 427 |