Leveretts Chapel Junior High School
Public middle school in Overton, Texas · Leveretts Chapel ISD · Grades 6–8
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School serves 52 students in grades 6–8 in Overton (Rusk County). It is one of 3 schools in Leveretts Chapel ISD. By enrollment it is the 1702nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 3.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Leveretts Chapel ISD |
| County | Rusk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482727009016 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Leveretts Chapel ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 52 | 242 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 12.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.6% | 78.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School in context
Size
Leveretts Chapel Junior High School is the only middle school in Leveretts Chapel ISD. Its 52 students are 21.5% of the district's 242. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 9.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 319; Leveretts Chapel 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 7 with 19 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 15, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (15 against 18). 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: 48.1% here and 48.8% across Leveretts Chapel ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 42.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.9% across Leveretts Chapel 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 3.46 full-time-equivalent teachers for 52 students, Leveretts Chapel Junior High School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 52 students would have about 3.6 teachers, so Leveretts Chapel Junior High 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 middle schools (14.4).
Location
Leveretts Chapel Junior High 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 Kilgore Middle School, 4.7 miles away in Kilgore ISD. Within 10 miles there are 5 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 48.1% |
| Hispanic | 42.3% |
| Black | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
40.4% of students are girls and 59.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 18 |
| Grade 7 | 19 |
| Grade 8 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8956 State Hwy 42 N, Overton, TX 75684
Phone: (903)834-3181
Website: leverettschapelisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Leveretts Chapel Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgore Middle School | Kilgore ISD | 4.7 mi | 840 | 14 | 72% |
| West Rusk Middle School | West Rusk County Consolidated ISD | 5.1 mi | 242 | 15.1 | 76% |
| Sabine Middle School | Sabine ISD | 9.4 mi | 266 | 13.3 | 45.1% |
| Sabine Intermediate School | Sabine ISD | 9.5 mi | 243 | 13.8 | 49.8% |
| Arp Junior High School | Arp ISD | 9.8 mi | 245 | 12.8 | 57.6% |
| Henderson Middle School | Henderson ISD | 13.3 mi | 700 | 13.6 | 63.4% |
| Gladewater Middle School | Gladewater ISD | 14.7 mi | 371 | 15.5 | 76% |
| Pine Tree Middle School | Pine Tree ISD | 15.0 mi | 671 | 15.3 | 74.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Leveretts Chapel ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leveretts Chapel Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 118 |
| Leveretts Chapel High School | High | 9–12 | 72 |