Poth Junior High School
Public middle school in Poth, Texas · Poth ISD · Grades 6–8
Poth Junior High School serves 232 students in grades 6–8 in Poth (Wilson County). It is one of 3 schools in Poth ISD. By enrollment it is the 1497th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 15.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Poth ISD |
| County | Wilson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483555004033 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Poth ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 232 | 962 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 12.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30.2% | 32.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Poth Junior High School in context
Size
Poth Junior High School is the only middle school in Poth ISD. Its 232 students are 24.1% of the district's 962. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 20.6 miles away and have a median of 468 students, so Poth 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 81 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 73, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (81 against 73). 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 58.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Poth ISD (58.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 39.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
30.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 32.2% across Poth 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
Poth Junior High School has 15.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 232 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Poth 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
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Floresville Middle School, 6.2 miles away in Floresville 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 | 58.2% |
| Hispanic | 39.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 78 |
| Grade 8 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 N Dickson St, Poth, TX 78147
Phone: (830)484-3323
Website: pothisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Poth Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floresville Middle School | Floresville ISD | 6.2 mi | 866 | 15.9 | 55% |
| Stockdale Junior High School | Stockdale ISD | 13.0 mi | 182 | 10.9 | 34.1% |
| Karnes City Junior High School | Karnes City ISD | 17.3 mi | 234 | 10 | 59% |
| La Vernia Junior High School | La Vernia ISD | 19.4 mi | 814 | 20.3 | 26.7% |
| Kenedy Middle School | Kenedy ISD | 21.8 mi | 149 | 13.9 | 83.9% |
| Nixon-Smiley Middle School | Nixon-Smiley CISD | 23.6 mi | 280 | 9.5 | 80.7% |
| Julius L Matthey Middle School | Southside ISD | 24.0 mi | 656 | 14.2 | 88.7% |
| East Central Heritage Middle School | East Central ISD | 24.6 mi | 1,251 | 18.8 | 63% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Poth ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poth Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 455 |
| Poth High School | High | 9–12 | 275 |