Rains Junior High School
Public middle school in Emory, Texas · Rains ISD · Grades 6–8
Rains Junior High School serves 383 students in grades 6–8 in Emory (Rains County). It is one of 4 schools in Rains ISD. By enrollment it is the 1289th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.9 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 ÷ 32.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Rains ISD |
| County | Rains County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483636004082 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rains ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 383 | 1,712 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 13.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.8% | 61.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Rains Junior High School in context
Size
Rains Junior High School is the only middle school in Rains ISD. Its 383 students are 22.4% of the district's 1,712. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 16.1 miles away and have a median of 267 students, so Rains Junior High School is larger 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 7 with 140 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 121, against an average of 128 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 122 in grade 6 and 121 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Rains ISD (70.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 21.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% across Rains 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
Rains Junior High School has 32.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 383 students would have about 26.6 teachers, so Rains Junior High School has 5.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Lone Oak Middle School, 10.7 miles away in Lone Oak 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 | 71.8% |
| Hispanic | 21.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 122 |
| Grade 7 | 140 |
| Grade 8 | 121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1755 W Us Hwy 69, Emory, TX 75440
Phone: (903)473-2222
Website: rainsisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rains Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Oak Middle School | Lone Oak ISD | 10.7 mi | 236 | 12.3 | 43.6% |
| Fruitvale Middle School | Fruitvale ISD | 14.2 mi | 77 | 15.3 | 49.4% |
| Edgewood Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 14.5 mi | 241 | 12.6 | 40.7% |
| Grand Saline Middle School | Grand Saline ISD | 14.9 mi | 293 | 12 | 49.5% |
| Cumby Collegiate Middle School | Cumby Collegiate ISD | 17.3 mi | 182 | 13.9 | 51.6% |
| Sulphur Springs Middle School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 17.7 mi | 961 | 15.2 | 63.2% |
| Wills Point Middle School | Wills Point ISD | 18.2 mi | 404 | 17.3 | 70% |
| Wills Point Junior High School | Wills Point ISD | 18.3 mi | 442 | 17.7 | 72.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rains ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rains Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 438 |
| Rains High School | High | 9–12 | 531 |
| Rains Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 360 |