New Waverly Junior High School
Public middle school in New Waverly, Texas · New Waverly ISD · Grades 6–8
New Waverly Junior High School serves 253 students in grades 6–8 in New Waverly (Walker County). It is one of 4 schools in New Waverly ISD. By enrollment it is the 1461st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 18.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | New Waverly ISD |
| County | Walker County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483264006589 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | New Waverly ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 253 | 1,074 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.4% | 50.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
New Waverly Junior High School in context
Size
New Waverly Junior High School is the only middle school in New Waverly ISD. Its 253 students are 23.6% of the district's 1,074. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 14.2 miles away and have a median of 1,239 students, so New Waverly 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 89 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 76, against an average of 84 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 88 in grade 6 and 89 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 64% of enrollment, about the same share as across New Waverly ISD (64.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 19%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.5% across New Waverly 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
New Waverly Junior High School has 18.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 253 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so New Waverly Junior High School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Lynn Lucas Middle School, 7.9 miles away in Willis ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| Black | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 7.5% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | 76 |
| Grade 8 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1111 Front St, New Waverly, TX 77358
Phone: (936)344-2246
Website: new-waverly.k12.tx.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: New Waverly Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Lucas Middle School | Willis ISD | 7.9 mi | 901 | 16.4 | 72.1% |
| Robert P Brabham Middle School | Willis ISD | 10.7 mi | 1,179 | 18.7 | 51% |
| Mance Park Middle School | Huntsville ISD | 13.2 mi | 1,298 | 18.6 | 73.7% |
| Texas Online Preparatory Middle School | Huntsville ISD | 14.0 mi | 2,050 | – | 59.2% |
| Cryar Intermediate School | Conroe ISD | 14.5 mi | 779 | 14.1 | 63.8% |
| Peet Junior High School | Conroe ISD | 14.7 mi | 1,337 | 14.3 | 57.1% |
| Donald J Stockton Junior High School | Conroe ISD | 15.2 mi | 1,367 | 14.3 | 70.2% |
| Bozman Intermediate School | Conroe ISD | 15.3 mi | 1,113 | 17.5 | 66.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in New Waverly ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Waverly Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 327 |
| New Waverly High School | High | 9–12 | 325 |
| New Waverly Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 169 |