Needville Junior High School
Public middle school in Needville, Texas · Needville ISD · Grades 7–8
Needville Junior High School serves 565 students in grades 7–8 in Needville (Fort Bend County). It is one of 4 schools in Needville ISD. By enrollment it is the 987th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.7 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 ÷ 44.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Needville ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483231008784 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Needville ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 565 | 3,650 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.4% | 42.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% 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.
Needville Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Needville ISD, Needville Junior High School is the smallest, with 15.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 11.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,280; Needville 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 306 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 259, against an average of 283 per grade. This year grade 8 has 18% more students than grade 7 (306 against 259). 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: 51.2% here and 49.3% across Needville ISD. White students are next, at 43%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.4% across Needville 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 44.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 565 students, Needville Junior High School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 565 students would have about 39.2 teachers, so Needville Junior High School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Needville 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 Needville Middle School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 2 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
| Hispanic | 51.2% |
| White | 43% |
| Black | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 259 |
| Grade 8 | 306 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16430 Hwy 36 S, Needville, TX 77461
Phone: (979)793-4250
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Needville Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needville Middle School | Needville ISD | 0.2 mi | 853 | 16 | 41.3% |
| Harry Wright Junior High School | Lamar CISD | 8.8 mi | 1,444 | 20.3 | 54.7% |
| George Junior High School | Lamar CISD | 11.7 mi | 1,102 | 17.4 | 74.4% |
| Reading Junior High School | Lamar CISD | 11.7 mi | 1,603 | 20.6 | 29.1% |
| Iago Junior High School | Boling ISD | 11.9 mi | 264 | 13.7 | 11.4% |
| Lamar Junior High School | Lamar CISD | 12.8 mi | 1,194 | 17.3 | 65.2% |
| Fort Settlement Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 16.0 mi | 1,504 | 19.6 | 12.1% |
| Sartartia Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 16.3 mi | 1,365 | 18.1 | 22.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Needville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 1,121 |
| Needville High School | High | 9–12 | 1,111 |
| Needville Middle School | Middle | 4–6 | 853 |