Nocona Middle School
Public middle school in Nocona, Texas · Nocona ISD · Grades 6–8
Nocona Middle School serves 176 students in grades 6–8 in Nocona (Montague County). It is one of 3 schools in Nocona ISD. By enrollment it is the 1569th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 15.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Nocona ISD |
| County | Montague County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483279006459 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Nocona ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 176 | 785 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 12.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.5% | 57.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Nocona Middle School in context
Size
Nocona Middle School is the only middle school in Nocona ISD. Its 176 students are 22.4% of the district's 785. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 35.3 miles away and have a median of 289 students, so Nocona 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 6 with 67 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 49, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (60 against 67). 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
White students are the largest group, at 54.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Nocona ISD (61.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.9% across Nocona 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
Nocona Middle School has 15.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 176 students would have about 12.2 teachers, so Nocona Middle School has 3.4 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, 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 Bowie Junior High School, 17.7 miles away in Bowie 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
| White | 54.5% |
| Hispanic | 36.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 67 |
| Grade 7 | 49 |
| Grade 8 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
Cooke & Cottonwood, Nocona, TX 76255
Phone: (940)825-3121
Website: noconaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Nocona Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Junior High School | Bowie ISD | 17.7 mi | 344 | 13.4 | 47.1% |
| Henrietta Middle School | Henrietta ISD | 26.6 mi | 216 | 11.6 | 38.4% |
| Alvord Middle School | Alvord ISD | 30.5 mi | 182 | 11.6 | 31.9% |
| Chico Middle School | Chico ISD | 34.8 mi | 122 | 12.3 | 59% |
| Gainesville Intermediate School | Gainesville ISD | 35.8 mi | 480 | 17.5 | 64.2% |
| Gainesville Junior High School | Gainesville ISD | 36.0 mi | 422 | 15.4 | 63.5% |
| Valley View Middle School | Valley View ISD | 39.2 mi | 234 | 9.4 | 35% |
| McCarroll Middle School | Decatur ISD | 40.4 mi | 838 | 16.1 | 45.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Nocona ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nocona Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 351 |
| Nocona High School | High | 9–12 | 258 |