Lucy Aragon Junior High School
Public middle school in Freer, Texas · Freer ISD · Grades 6–8
Lucy Aragon Junior High School serves 146 students in grades 6–8 in Freer (Duval County). It is one of 3 schools in Freer ISD. By enrollment it is the 1614th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.8 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 ÷ 16.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Freer ISD |
| County | Duval County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481982005368 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Freer ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 146 | 709 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 10.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.3% | 88.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Lucy Aragon Junior High School in context
Size
Lucy Aragon Junior High School is the only middle school in Freer ISD. Its 146 students are 20.6% of the district's 709. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 40.2 miles away and have a median of 228 students, so Lucy Aragon 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 58 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 43, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 8 has 35% more students than grade 6 (58 against 43). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Freer ISD (92.9%).
86.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.3% across Freer 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
Lucy Aragon Junior High School has 16.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 146 students would have about 10.1 teachers, so Lucy Aragon Junior High School has 6.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
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 Bernarda Jaime Junior High School, 24.3 miles away in San Diego 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
| Hispanic | 95.9% |
| White | 4.1% |
54.1% of students are girls and 45.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 43 |
| Grade 7 | 45 |
| Grade 8 | 58 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
615 S Norton, Freer, TX 78357
Phone: (361)394-6025
Website: freerisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lucy Aragon Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernarda Jaime Junior High School | San Diego ISD | 24.3 mi | 319 | 13.1 | 86.8% |
| Bruni Middle School | Webb CISD | 33.8 mi | 51 | 12.8 | 94.1% |
| Adams Middle School | Alice ISD | 34.7 mi | 933 | 20.8 | 86.3% |
| Hebbronville Junior High School | Jim Hogg County ISD | 39.0 mi | 221 | 13.5 | 81.4% |
| Orange Grove Junior High School | Orange Grove ISD | 41.4 mi | 357 | 15.9 | 60.5% |
| George West Elementary School | George West ISD | 43.6 mi | 235 | 14.7 | 63% |
| George West Junior High School | George West ISD | 43.7 mi | 158 | 15.4 | 59.5% |
| Banquete Junior High School | Banquete ISD | 50.5 mi | 161 | 8.8 | 66.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Freer ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freer High School | High | 9–12 | 202 |
| Norman M Thomas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 361 |