Poteet Junior High School
Public middle school in Poteet, Texas · Poteet ISD · Grades 6–8
Poteet Junior High School serves 393 students in grades 6–8 in Poteet (Atascosa County). It is one of 4 schools in Poteet ISD. By enrollment it is the 1270th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 26.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Poteet ISD |
| County | Atascosa County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483552004030 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Poteet ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 393 | 1,837 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.5% | 75.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Poteet Junior High School in context
Size
Poteet Junior High School is the only middle school in Poteet ISD. Its 393 students are 21.4% of the district's 1,837. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 13.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 613; Poteet 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 140 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 119, against an average of 131 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 134 in grade 6 and 140 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 87% here and 88.4% across Poteet ISD. White students are next, at 10.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.9% across Poteet ISD 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 26.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 393 students, Poteet Junior High School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 393 students would have about 27.3 teachers, so Poteet Junior High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Poteet 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 Pleasanton Junior High School, 6.7 miles away in Pleasanton ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 0 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 | 87% |
| White | 10.7% |
| Black | 1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 134 |
| Grade 7 | 119 |
| Grade 8 | 140 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 Fm 1470, Poteet, TX 78065
Phone: (830)742-3571
Website: poteetisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Poteet Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton Junior High School | Pleasanton ISD | 6.7 mi | 754 | 13.9 | 64.1% |
| Jourdanton Junior High School | Jourdanton ISD | 9.5 mi | 362 | 14.3 | 44.8% |
| Savannah Heights Intermediate School | Somerset ISD | 11.1 mi | 618 | 15.8 | 85.3% |
| Somerset Junior High School | Somerset ISD | 13.0 mi | 608 | 14.7 | 84.4% |
| Julius L Matthey Middle School | Southside ISD | 13.6 mi | 656 | 14.2 | 88.7% |
| Losoya Middle School | Southside ISD | 14.7 mi | 607 | 15.2 | 89.8% |
| Charlotte Middle School | Charlotte ISD | 15.1 mi | 84 | 11.2 | 63.1% |
| Judith a Resnik Middle School | Southwest ISD | 17.2 mi | 765 | 13.5 | 86.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Poteet ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poteet Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 579 |
| Poteet High School | High | 9–12 | 481 |
| Poteet Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 382 |