Pewitt Junior High School
Public middle school in Omaha, Texas · Pewitt CISD · Grades 6–8
Pewitt Junior High School serves 176 students in grades 6–8 in Omaha (Morris County). It is one of 3 schools in Pewitt CISD. By enrollment it is the 1570th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.1 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 ÷ 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Pewitt CISD |
| County | Morris County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483480003903 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pewitt CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 176 | 853 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 | 12 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.2% | 63.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Pewitt Junior High School in context
Size
Pewitt Junior High School is the only middle school in Pewitt CISD. Its 176 students are 20.6% of the district's 853. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 14.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 220; Pewitt Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 7 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 48, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 8 has 31% more students than grade 6 (63 against 48). 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 White students: 66.5% here and 58.6% across Pewitt CISD. Hispanic students are next, at 15.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.7% across Pewitt 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 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 176 students, Pewitt Junior High School has 10.1 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 Pewitt Junior High School has 5.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Pewitt Junior High 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 Daingerfield Junior High School, 10.3 miles away in Daingerfield-Lone Star 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 | 66.5% |
| Hispanic | 15.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% |
| Black | 8.5% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 48 |
| Grade 7 | 65 |
| Grade 8 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1216 Us Hwy 67 W, Omaha, TX 75571
Phone: (903)884-2505
Website: pewittcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pewitt Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daingerfield Junior High School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 10.3 mi | 207 | 10.8 | 81.2% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 11.3 mi | 194 | 10.7 | 41.8% |
| Hughes Springs Junior High School | Hughes Springs ISD | 13.3 mi | 232 | 8.8 | 42.7% |
| Harts Bluff Middle School | Harts Bluff ISD | 14.1 mi | 194 | 10.8 | 66% |
| P E Wallace Middle School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 14.3 mi | 698 | 12.5 | 82.2% |
| Mount Pleasant Junior High School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 16.3 mi | 713 | 13.2 | 78% |
| James Bowie Middle School | Simms ISD | 16.4 mi | 115 | 9.5 | 57.4% |
| Pittsburg Junior High School | Pittsburg ISD | 19.8 mi | 299 | 10.1 | 75.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pewitt CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pewitt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 415 |
| Pewitt High School | High | 9–12 | 262 |