Lincoln Junior High School
Public middle school in Coldspring, Texas · Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD · Grades 6–8
Lincoln Junior High School serves 323 students in grades 6–8 in Coldspring (San Jacinto County). It is one of 4 schools in Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD. By enrollment it is the 1360th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 22.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD |
| County | San Jacinto County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481452000941 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 323 | 1,585 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.4% | 66.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Lincoln Junior High School in context
Size
Lincoln Junior High School is the only middle school in Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD. Its 323 students are 20.4% of the district's 1,585. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.5 miles away and have a median of 663 students, so Lincoln 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 115 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 99, against an average of 108 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (109 against 99). 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 64.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD (64%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.9% across Coldspring-Oakhurst 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
Lincoln Junior High School has 22.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 323 students would have about 22.4 teachers, so Lincoln 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
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Shepherd Middle School, 10.9 miles away in Shepherd 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 | 64.1% |
| Hispanic | 16.7% |
| Black | 13% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 99 |
| Grade 7 | 115 |
| Grade 8 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13605 State Hwy 156, Coldspring, TX 77331
Phone: (936)653-1166
Website: cocisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lincoln Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Middle School | Shepherd ISD | 10.9 mi | 448 | 14.8 | 72.5% |
| Goodrich Middle School | Goodrich ISD | 11.5 mi | 52 | 11.9 | 94.2% |
| Livingston Junior High School | Livingston ISD | 15.4 mi | 901 | 14.7 | 57.8% |
| Cleveland Middle School | Cleveland ISD | 18.4 mi | 1,446 | 15.3 | 91.7% |
| New Waverly Junior High School | New Waverly ISD | 20.6 mi | 253 | 13.3 | 51.4% |
| Tarkington Middle School | Tarkington ISD | 22.1 mi | 411 | 15.2 | 54% |
| Lynn Lucas Middle School | Willis ISD | 23.8 mi | 901 | 16.4 | 72.1% |
| Splendora Junior High School | Splendora ISD | 24.1 mi | 877 | 16.8 | 39.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldspring Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 346 |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst High School | High | 9–12 | 492 |
| Street Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 424 |