Rice Junior High School
Public middle school in Altair, Texas · Rice CISD · Grades 6–8
Rice Junior High School serves 282 students in grades 6–8 in Altair (Colorado County). It is one of 7 schools in Rice CISD. By enrollment it is the 1415th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 17.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Rice CISD |
| County | Colorado County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483697012186 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rice CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 282 | 1,306 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 14.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.6% | 76.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Rice Junior High School in context
Size
Rice Junior High School is the only middle school in Rice CISD. Its 282 students are 21.6% of the district's 1,306. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 26.9 miles away and have a median of 319 students, so Rice Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 102 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 85, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (85 against 102). 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 65.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Rice CISD (61.7%). White students are next, at 18.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Rice CISD 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
Rice Junior High School has 17.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 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 Rice Junior High School has 2.2 fewer.
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 Columbus Junior High School, 10.8 miles away in Columbus 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 | 65.2% |
| White | 18.1% |
| Black | 13.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 102 |
| Grade 7 | 95 |
| Grade 8 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1093 Raider Dr., Altair, TX 77412
Phone: (979)234-3531
Website: ricecisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rice Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Junior High School | Columbus ISD | 10.8 mi | 323 | 12.4 | 58.5% |
| Weimar Junior High School | Weimar ISD | 19.5 mi | 228 | 13.6 | 50.9% |
| Sealy Junior High School | Sealy ISD | 25.5 mi | 664 | 14.4 | 66% |
| East Bernard Junior High School | East Bernard ISD | 26.6 mi | 314 | 14 | 37.6% |
| Hallettsville Junior High School | Hallettsville ISD | 27.1 mi | 305 | 12.1 | 34.1% |
| El Campo Middle School | El Campo ISD | 27.1 mi | 707 | 14.8 | 75% |
| Brazos Middle School | Brazos ISD | 28.7 mi | 203 | 12.2 | 54.2% |
| Bellville Junior High School | Bellville ISD | 29.8 mi | 557 | 12.8 | 41.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rice CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Lake Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 166 |
| Eagle Lake Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 194 |
| Garwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 120 |
| Rice Challenge Academy | High | 9–12 | 114 |
| Rice High School | High | 9–12 | 348 |
| Sheridan Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 82 |