Kountze Middle School
Public middle school in Kountze, Texas · Kountze ISD · Grades 6–8
Kountze Middle School serves 230 students in grades 6–8 in Kountze (Hardin County). It is one of 4 schools in Kountze ISD. By enrollment it is the 1501st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 18.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Kountze ISD |
| County | Hardin County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482592002921 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kountze ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 230 | 1,151 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 12.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.1% | 59.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Kountze Middle School in context
Size
Kountze Middle School is the only middle school in Kountze ISD. Its 230 students are 20% of the district's 1,151. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 17.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 617; Kountze 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 6 with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 66, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% fewer students than grade 6 (66 against 86). 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 White students: 70.4% here and 68.5% across Kountze ISD. Black students are next, at 13%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.7% across Kountze 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 18.55 full-time-equivalent teachers for 230 students, Kountze Middle School has 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 230 students would have about 16 teachers, so Kountze Middle School has 2.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Kountze Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School, 10.5 miles away in Silsbee 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 | 70.4% |
| Black | 13% |
| Hispanic | 12.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
44.3% of students are girls and 55.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 86 |
| Grade 7 | 78 |
| Grade 8 | 66 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1676 Fm 1293, Kountze, TX 77625
Phone: (409)246-3551
Website: kountzeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kountze Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School | Silsbee ISD | 10.5 mi | 597 | 12.8 | 64.8% |
| Lumberton Middle School | Lumberton ISD | 11.0 mi | 918 | 15.9 | 37.5% |
| Evadale Junior High School | Evadale ISD | 15.5 mi | 108 | 12.2 | 37% |
| Warren Junior High School | Warren ISD | 16.7 mi | 286 | 13.8 | 64.3% |
| Hardin-Jefferson Junior High School | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 19.1 mi | 656 | 16.3 | 39.8% |
| Smith Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 21.4 mi | 532 | – | 87% |
| Marshall Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 22.0 mi | 694 | 15.8 | 80.3% |
| Vincent Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 22.7 mi | 637 | 14.6 | 81.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kountze ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kountze Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 336 |
| Kountze High School | High | 9–12 | 328 |
| Kountze Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 257 |