Sundown Junior High School
Public middle school in Sundown, Texas · Sundown ISD · Grades 6–8
Sundown Junior High School serves 134 students in grades 6–8 in Sundown (Hockley County). It is one of 3 schools in Sundown ISD. By enrollment it is the 1629th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.6 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 ÷ 12.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Sundown ISD |
| County | Hockley County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484185004774 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sundown ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 134 | 552 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 8.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.5% | 50.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Sundown Junior High School in context
Size
Sundown Junior High School is the only middle school in Sundown ISD. Its 134 students are 24.3% of the district's 552. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 28.4 miles away and have a median of 627 students, so Sundown 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 8 with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 39, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 8 has 36% more students than grade 6 (53 against 39). 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 56.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Sundown ISD (60.5%). White students are next, at 40.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.3% across Sundown 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
Sundown Junior High School has 12.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6 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 Sundown Junior High School has 3.4 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, 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 Levelland Middle School, 12.6 miles away in Levelland 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 | 56.7% |
| White | 40.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.7% |
41.8% of students are girls and 58.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 39 |
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
605 S School St, Sundown, TX 79372
Phone: (806)602-8823
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sundown Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levelland Middle School | Levelland ISD | 12.6 mi | 736 | 12 | 71.5% |
| Brownfield Middle School | Brownfield ISD | 22.9 mi | 327 | 10.8 | 90.5% |
| Plains Middle School | Plains ISD | 27.1 mi | 93 | 11.1 | 64.5% |
| Frenship Middle School | Frenship ISD | 27.4 mi | 529 | 12.9 | 42.2% |
| Alcove Trails Middle School | Frenship ISD | 29.4 mi | 618 | 17.5 | 46.4% |
| Terra Vista Middle School | Frenship ISD | 30.8 mi | 760 | 13.9 | 59.6% |
| Heritage Middle School | Frenship ISD | 31.2 mi | 821 | 17 | 36.8% |
| Irons Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 32.6 mi | 636 | 11.7 | 69% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sundown ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 231 |
| Sundown High School | High | 9–12 | 184 |