Redwater Junior High School
Public middle school in Redwater, Texas · Redwater ISD · Grades 7–8
Redwater Junior High School serves 166 students in grades 7–8 in Redwater (Bowie County). It is one of 4 schools in Redwater ISD. By enrollment it is the 1583rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.6 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 ÷ 17.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Redwater ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483675005801 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Redwater ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 166 | 1,103 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.6 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.6% | 46.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Redwater Junior High School in context
Size
Redwater Junior High School is the smallest of Redwater ISD's 2 middle schools; its 166 students are 15% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 11.3 miles away and have a median of 254 students, so Redwater 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 7 with 89 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 77, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% fewer students than grade 7 (77 against 89). 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 86.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Redwater ISD (87.7%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.2% across Redwater 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
Redwater Junior High School has 17.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 166 students would have about 11.5 teachers, so Redwater Junior High School has 5.8 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 Redwater Intermediate School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 86.7% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Black | 3% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
53% of students are girls and 47% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 89 |
| Grade 8 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
204 Red River Rd N, Redwater, TX 75573
Phone: (903)671-3227
Website: redwaterisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Redwater Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwater Intermediate School | Redwater ISD | 0.7 mi | 251 | 11.5 | 52.6% |
| Red Lick Middle School | Red Lick ISD | 8.1 mi | 234 | 12.9 | – |
| Liberty-Eylau Middle School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 9.1 mi | 594 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Hooks Junior High School | Hooks ISD | 10.6 mi | 257 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
| Texas Middle School | Texarkana ISD | 11.9 mi | 1,421 | 13.1 | 79.7% |
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 12.0 mi | 537 | 13.1 | 40.2% |
| New Boston Middle School | New Boston ISD | 12.7 mi | 240 | 9.3 | 84.2% |
| James Bowie Middle School | Simms ISD | 14.9 mi | 115 | 9.5 | 57.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Redwater ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwater Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 329 |
| Redwater High School | High | 9–12 | 357 |
| Redwater Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 251 |