Refugio Junior High School
Public middle school in Refugio, Texas · Refugio ISD · Grades 6–8
Refugio Junior High School serves 134 students in grades 6–8 in Refugio (Refugio County). It is one of 3 schools in Refugio ISD. By enrollment it is the 1628th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.6 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 ÷ 15.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Refugio ISD |
| County | Refugio County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483678012861 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Refugio ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 134 | 656 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.6 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.9% | 63.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Refugio Junior High School in context
Size
Refugio Junior High School is the only middle school in Refugio ISD. Its 134 students are 20.4% of the district's 656. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 25.5 miles away and have a median of 404 students, so Refugio 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 52 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 36, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (36 against 46). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 65.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Refugio ISD (69.7%). White students are next, at 26.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.6% across Refugio 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
Refugio Junior High School has 15.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 134 students would have about 9.3 teachers, so Refugio Junior High School has 6.4 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, 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 Rockport-Fulton Middle School, 23.4 miles away in Rockport-Fulton 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
| Hispanic | 65.7% |
| White | 26.1% |
| Black | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 46 |
| Grade 7 | 52 |
| Grade 8 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
410 W Vance St, Refugio, TX 78377
Phone: (361)526-5400
Website: refugioisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Refugio Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport-Fulton Middle School | Rockport-Fulton ISD | 23.4 mi | 665 | 12.9 | 62.3% |
| Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School | Taft ISD | 24.3 mi | 173 | 11.6 | 86.7% |
| E Merle Smith Middle School | Sinton ISD | 24.7 mi | 425 | 12.5 | 64% |
| Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School | Skidmore-Tynan ISD | 25.2 mi | 182 | 13.4 | 74.2% |
| Goliad Middle School | Goliad ISD | 25.9 mi | 279 | 14.8 | 42.7% |
| A C Blunt Middle School | Aransas Pass ISD | 28.3 mi | 382 | 15.9 | 70.2% |
| Gregory-Portland Middle School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 29.3 mi | 1,148 | 15.2 | 45.8% |
| Moreno Junior High School | Beeville ISD | 30.0 mi | 682 | 14.9 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Refugio ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugio Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 300 |
| Refugio High School | High | 9–12 | 222 |