Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School
Public middle school in Taft, Texas · Taft ISD · Grades 6–8
Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School serves 173 students in grades 6–8 in Taft (San Patricio County). It is one of 3 schools in Taft ISD. By enrollment it is the 1571st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.6 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 ÷ 14.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Taft ISD |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484206004792 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Taft ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 173 | 812 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.7% | 85.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School in context
Size
Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School is the only middle school in Taft ISD. Its 173 students are 21.3% of the district's 812. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 12.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 442; Ricardo L Trevino 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 62 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 54, against an average of 58 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 57 in grade 6 and 54 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.6% here and 83.6% across Taft ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.7% across Taft 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 14.94 full-time-equivalent teachers for 173 students, Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School has 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 173 students would have about 12 teachers, so Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Ricardo L Trevino 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 Gregory-Portland Middle School, 7 miles away in Gregory-Portland ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 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
| Hispanic | 89.6% |
| White | 9.2% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 62 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1150 Gregory St, Taft, TX 78390
Phone: (361)528-2636
Website: taftisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory-Portland Middle School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 7.0 mi | 1,148 | 15.2 | 45.8% |
| E Merle Smith Middle School | Sinton ISD | 8.8 mi | 425 | 12.5 | 64% |
| Leon Taylor Middle School | Ingleside ISD | 12.4 mi | 458 | 16.4 | 68.3% |
| Odem Junior High School | Odem-Edroy ISD | 12.6 mi | 204 | 13.2 | 67.2% |
| Driscoll Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 13.1 mi | 524 | 13.1 | 95.2% |
| A C Blunt Middle School | Aransas Pass ISD | 13.8 mi | 382 | 15.9 | 70.2% |
| Tuloso-Midway Middle School | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 14.4 mi | 876 | 14.9 | 54.2% |
| Martin Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 15.0 mi | 406 | 13.7 | 96.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Taft ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft High School | High | 9–12 | 249 |
| Woodroe Petty Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 390 |