Prairiland Junior High School
Public middle school in Pattonville, Texas · Prairiland ISD · Grades 6–8
Prairiland Junior High School serves 260 students in grades 6–8 in Pattonville (Lamar County). It is one of 4 schools in Prairiland ISD. By enrollment it is the 1450th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 19.56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Prairiland ISD |
| County | Lamar County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483574010875 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Prairiland ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 260 | 1,105 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 12.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.5% | 49% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Prairiland Junior High School in context
Size
Prairiland Junior High School is the only middle school in Prairiland ISD. Its 260 students are 23.5% of the district's 1,105. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 11.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 361; Prairiland 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 6 with 95 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 75, against an average of 87 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% fewer students than grade 6 (75 against 95). 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: 83.8% here and 83.3% across Prairiland ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 10.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49% across Prairiland 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 19.56 full-time-equivalent teachers for 260 students, Prairiland Junior High School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 260 students would have about 18.1 teachers, so Prairiland Junior High School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Prairiland 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 Paris Junior High School, 9.4 miles away in Paris ISD. Within 10 miles there are 3 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
| White | 83.8% |
| Hispanic | 10.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Black | 1.5% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 95 |
| Grade 7 | 90 |
| Grade 8 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
466 Fm 196 S, Pattonville, TX 75468
Phone: (903)652-5681
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Prairiland Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Junior High School | Paris ISD | 9.4 mi | 541 | 13 | 73% |
| Crockett Intermediate School | Paris ISD | 9.6 mi | 583 | 16.3 | 79.2% |
| Detroit Junior High School | Detroit ISD | 9.8 mi | 112 | 11.9 | 56.3% |
| Chisum Middle School | Chisum ISD | 10.6 mi | 266 | 11.3 | 41.7% |
| Frank Stone Middle School | North Lamar ISD | 12.1 mi | 521 | 13.6 | 48.9% |
| Rivercrest Junior High School | Rivercrest ISD | 17.3 mi | 149 | 9.4 | 73.2% |
| Cooper Junior High School | Cooper ISD | 22.9 mi | 189 | 13.1 | 59.8% |
| Mt Vernon Middle School | Mount Vernon ISD | 28.9 mi | 456 | 14 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Prairiland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 408 |
| Deport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 154 |
| Prairiland High School | High | 9–12 | 283 |