Sweeny Junior High School
Public middle school in Sweeny, Texas · Sweeny ISD · Grades 6–8
Sweeny Junior High School serves 453 students in grades 6–8 in Sweeny (Brazoria County). It is one of 3 schools in Sweeny ISD. By enrollment it is the 1164th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 35.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Sweeny ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484197004780 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sweeny ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 453 | 1,919 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.1% | 51.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Sweeny Junior High School in context
Size
Sweeny Junior High School is the only middle school in Sweeny ISD. Its 453 students are 23.6% of the district's 1,919. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.6 miles away and have a median of 717 students, so Sweeny 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 159 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 135, against an average of 151 per grade. This year grade 8 has 18% more students than grade 6 (159 against 135). 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 60% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sweeny ISD (59%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.6% across Sweeny 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
Sweeny Junior High School has 35.23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 453 students would have about 31.5 teachers, so Sweeny Junior High School has 3.7 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 West Brazos Junior High School, 7.1 miles away in Columbia-Brazoria ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 60% |
| Hispanic | 23.4% |
| Black | 10.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 135 |
| Grade 7 | 159 |
| Grade 8 | 159 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 N Elm St, Sweeny, TX 77480
Phone: (979)491-8200
Website: sweenyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sweeny Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Brazos Junior High School | Columbia-Brazoria ISD | 7.1 mi | 651 | 15.1 | 62.5% |
| Van Vleck Junior High School | Van Vleck ISD | 11.4 mi | 250 | 15.4 | 68.4% |
| Rasco Middle School | Brazosport ISD | 14.9 mi | 735 | 15.8 | 46.8% |
| Lake Jackson Intermediate School | Brazosport ISD | 15.5 mi | 698 | 14.6 | 44.1% |
| Bay City Junior High School | Bay City ISD | 15.8 mi | 750 | 19.7 | 59.7% |
| Clute Intermediate School | Brazosport ISD | 18.3 mi | 1,002 | 15.1 | 57.8% |
| Angleton J H School | Angleton ISD | 20.0 mi | 1,567 | 15.7 | 68.5% |
| Freeport Intermediate School | Brazosport ISD | 20.8 mi | 565 | 13.3 | 69% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sweeny ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeny Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 869 |
| Sweeny High School | High | 9–12 | 597 |