Quitman Junior High School
Public middle school in Quitman, Texas · Quitman ISD · Grades 6–8
Quitman Junior High School serves 282 students in grades 6–8 in Quitman (Wood County). It is one of 3 schools in Quitman ISD. By enrollment it is the 1414th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.8 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 ÷ 23.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Quitman ISD |
| County | Wood County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483630004079 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Quitman ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 282 | 1,208 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.8% | 52.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Quitman Junior High School in context
Size
Quitman Junior High School is the only middle school in Quitman ISD. Its 282 students are 23.3% of the district's 1,208. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.4 miles away and have a median of 354 students, so Quitman 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 100 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 88, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% fewer students than grade 6 (88 against 100). 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 74.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Quitman ISD (75.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.4% across Quitman 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
Quitman Junior High School has 23.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 282 students would have about 19.6 teachers, so Quitman Junior High School has 4.4 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, 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 Mineola Middle School, 9.4 miles away in Mineola 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 | 74.1% |
| Hispanic | 16.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 100 |
| Grade 7 | 94 |
| Grade 8 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1101 E Goode St, Quitman, TX 75783
Phone: (903)763-5000
Website: quitmanisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Quitman Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola Middle School | Mineola ISD | 9.4 mi | 388 | 13.3 | 51.5% |
| Winnsboro Junior High School | Winnsboro ISD | 13.2 mi | 324 | 10 | 64.2% |
| Grand Saline Middle School | Grand Saline ISD | 18.2 mi | 293 | 12 | 49.5% |
| Harmony Junior High School | Harmony ISD | 18.7 mi | 235 | 10.5 | 43.8% |
| E J Moss Intermediate School | Lindale ISD | 20.0 mi | 1,082 | 14.3 | 46.1% |
| Lindale Junior High School | Lindale ISD | 21.5 mi | 695 | 14.9 | 44.6% |
| Rains Junior High School | Rains ISD | 22.0 mi | 383 | 11.9 | 60.8% |
| Fruitvale Middle School | Fruitvale ISD | 23.1 mi | 77 | 15.3 | 49.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Quitman ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 580 |
| Quitman High School | High | 9–12 | 346 |