Sanford-Fritch Junior High School
Public middle school in Fritch, Texas · Sanford-Fritch ISD · Grades 6–8
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School serves 165 students in grades 6–8 in Fritch (Hutchinson County). It is one of 3 schools in Sanford-Fritch ISD. By enrollment it is the 1587th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 14.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Sanford-Fritch ISD |
| County | Hutchinson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483915004465 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sanford-Fritch ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 165 | 745 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 10.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.8% | 53.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School in context
Size
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School is the only middle school in Sanford-Fritch ISD. Its 165 students are 22.1% of the district's 745. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 25.9 miles away and have a median of 315 students, so Sanford-Fritch 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 6 with 63 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 47, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 8 has 25% fewer students than grade 6 (47 against 63). 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 84.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sanford-Fritch ISD (81.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 11.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.3% across Sanford-Fritch 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
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School has 14.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 165 students would have about 11.5 teachers, so Sanford-Fritch Junior High School has 3.3 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 Borger Intermediate School, 10.7 miles away in Borger 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 | 84.2% |
| Hispanic | 11.5% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 55 |
| Grade 8 | 47 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
536 Eagle Blvd, Fritch, TX 79036
Phone: (806)397-0159
Website: sfisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sanford-Fritch Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borger Intermediate School | Borger ISD | 10.7 mi | 335 | 11.9 | 62.4% |
| Borger Middle School | Borger ISD | 10.7 mi | 337 | 15.4 | 56.7% |
| Panhandle Junior High School | Panhandle ISD | 23.2 mi | 129 | 10.4 | 23.3% |
| Dumas Intermediate School | Dumas ISD | 25.7 mi | 619 | 14.5 | 77.5% |
| Dumas Junior High School | Dumas ISD | 26.2 mi | 609 | 13.2 | 70.6% |
| River Road Middle School | River Road ISD | 27.2 mi | 294 | 12.4 | 65.6% |
| Highland Park Middle School | Highland Park ISD | 27.6 mi | 194 | 15.9 | 54.6% |
| Sunray Middle School | Sunray Collegiate ISD | 29.0 mi | 132 | 9.6 | 54.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sanford-Fritch ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford-Fritch Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 344 |
| Sanford-Fritch High School | High | 9–12 | 236 |