Natalia Junior High School
Public middle school in Natalia, Texas · Natalia ISD · Grades 6–8
Natalia Junior High School serves 254 students in grades 6–8 in Natalia (Medina County). It is one of 4 schools in Natalia ISD. By enrollment it is the 1459th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 20.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Natalia ISD |
| County | Medina County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483213003566 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Natalia ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 254 | 1,315 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.3% | 69.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Natalia Junior High School in context
Size
Natalia Junior High School is the only middle school in Natalia ISD. Its 254 students are 19.3% of the district's 1,315. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 13 miles away with a median enrollment of 613; Natalia 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 94 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 76, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 8 has 24% more students than grade 6 (94 against 76). 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: 88.6% here and 86.3% across Natalia ISD. White students are next, at 11%.
67.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.1% across Natalia 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 20.32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 254 students, Natalia Junior High School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 254 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Natalia Junior High School has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Natalia 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 Lytle Junior High School, 4.5 miles away in Lytle ISD. Within 10 miles there are 3 other middle schools, 2 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 | 88.6% |
| White | 11% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 76 |
| Grade 7 | 84 |
| Grade 8 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 8th St, Natalia, TX 78059
Phone: (830)663-4027
Website: nataliaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Natalia Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lytle Junior High School | Lytle ISD | 4.5 mi | 420 | 14 | 70.5% |
| Devine Middle School | Devine ISD | 4.8 mi | 431 | 15.8 | 54.5% |
| Ronald E McNair Middle School | Southwest ISD | 9.9 mi | 784 | 13.9 | 80.2% |
| Medina Valley Middle School | Medina Valley ISD | 10.9 mi | 1,157 | 19.5 | 58.7% |
| Savannah Heights Intermediate School | Somerset ISD | 15.1 mi | 618 | 15.8 | 85.3% |
| Somerset Junior High School | Somerset ISD | 15.9 mi | 608 | 14.7 | 84.4% |
| Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School | Medina Valley ISD | 16.7 mi | 1,046 | 19.3 | 48.9% |
| IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson College Preparator | IDEA Public Schools | 17.2 mi | 111 | 11.4 | 75.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Natalia ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Early Child Center | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 283 |
| Natalia Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 426 |
| Natalia High School | High | 9–12 | 352 |