Louise Junior High School
Public middle school in Louise, Texas · Louise ISD · Grades 6–8
Louise Junior High School serves 109 students in grades 6–8 in Louise (Wharton County). It is one of 3 schools in Louise ISD. By enrollment it is the 1665th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 8.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Louise ISD |
| County | Wharton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482835011929 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Louise ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 109 | 535 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 12.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.8% | 66.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Louise Junior High School in context
Size
Louise Junior High School is the only middle school in Louise ISD. Its 109 students are 20.4% of the district's 535. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 22.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 287; Louise 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 42 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 33, against an average of 36 per grade. This year grade 8 has 24% more students than grade 6 (42 against 34). 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: 56% here and 57% across Louise ISD. White students are next, at 35.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.6% across Louise ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 8.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 109 students, Louise Junior High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 109 students would have about 7.6 teachers, so Louise 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
Louise 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 Ganado Junior High School, 8.2 miles away in Ganado ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 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 | 56% |
| White | 35.8% |
| Black | 3.7% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 34 |
| Grade 7 | 33 |
| Grade 8 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
408 Second St, Louise, TX 77455
Phone: (979)648-2262
Website: louiseisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Louise Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganado Junior High School | Ganado ISD | 8.2 mi | 170 | 16.2 | 51.2% |
| El Campo Middle School | El Campo ISD | 10.7 mi | 707 | 14.8 | 75% |
| Edna Junior High School | Edna ISD | 17.3 mi | 310 | 10.5 | 69.7% |
| Tidehaven Intermediate School | Tidehaven ISD | 21.9 mi | 219 | 13.6 | 62.1% |
| Wharton Junior High School | Wharton ISD | 23.7 mi | 324 | 10.6 | 77.2% |
| Industrial Junior High School | Industrial ISD | 24.0 mi | 254 | 13.4 | 29.1% |
| Bay City Junior High School | Bay City ISD | 28.6 mi | 750 | 19.7 | 59.7% |
| Iago Junior High School | Boling ISD | 29.4 mi | 264 | 13.7 | 11.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Louise ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 273 |
| Louise High School | High | 9–12 | 153 |