Nixon-Smiley Middle School
Public middle school in Nixon, Texas · Nixon-Smiley CISD · Grades 5–8
Nixon-Smiley Middle School serves 280 students in grades 5–8 in Nixon (Gonzales County). It is one of 3 schools in Nixon-Smiley CISD. By enrollment it is the 1419th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.5 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 ÷ 29.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Nixon-Smiley CISD |
| County | Gonzales County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483274005902 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Nixon-Smiley CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 280 | 1,016 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 11 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.7% | 78.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% 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.
Nixon-Smiley Middle School in context
Size
Nixon-Smiley Middle School is the only middle school in Nixon-Smiley CISD. Its 280 students are 27.6% of the district's 1,016. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 24.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 673; Nixon-Smiley Middle 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 75 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 65, against an average of 70 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 5 (75 against 65). 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: 68.9% here and 72.9% across Nixon-Smiley CISD. White students are next, at 25.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.6% across Nixon-Smiley CISD 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 29.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 280 students, Nixon-Smiley Middle School has 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 280 students would have about 19.4 teachers, so Nixon-Smiley Middle School has 10.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Nixon-Smiley Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Stockdale Junior High School, 12.2 miles away in Stockdale 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 | 68.9% |
| White | 25.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Black | 2.5% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 65 |
| Grade 6 | 69 |
| Grade 7 | 71 |
| Grade 8 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 Rancho Rd, Nixon, TX 78140
Phone: (830)582-1536
Website: nixonsmiley.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Nixon-Smiley Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockdale Junior High School | Stockdale ISD | 12.2 mi | 182 | 10.9 | 34.1% |
| Jim Barnes Middle School | Seguin ISD | 22.1 mi | 762 | 15.2 | 70.3% |
| La Vernia Junior High School | La Vernia ISD | 22.1 mi | 814 | 20.3 | 26.7% |
| Poth Junior High School | Poth ISD | 23.6 mi | 232 | 14.6 | 30.2% |
| Floresville Middle School | Floresville ISD | 24.6 mi | 866 | 15.9 | 55% |
| Briesemeister Middle School | Seguin ISD | 24.6 mi | 798 | 16.8 | 75.1% |
| Gonzales Junior High School | Gonzales ISD | 24.8 mi | 584 | 16.8 | 70.5% |
| Yorktown Junior High School | Yorktown ISD | 25.6 mi | 125 | 11.8 | 52.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Nixon-Smiley CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nixon Smiley Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 438 |
| Nixon-Smiley High School | High | 9–12 | 295 |