Tulia Junior High School
Public middle school in Tulia, Texas · Tulia ISD · Grades 6–8
Tulia Junior High School serves 170 students in grades 6–8 in Tulia (Swisher County). It is one of 3 schools in Tulia ISD. By enrollment it is the 1579th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 7.5 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 ÷ 22.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Tulia ISD |
| County | Swisher County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484332004920 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tulia ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 170 | 801 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 7.5 | 9.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.1% | 82% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Tulia Junior High School in context
Size
Tulia Junior High School is the only middle school in Tulia ISD. Its 170 students are 21.2% of the district's 801. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 32.2 miles away and have a median of 388 students, so Tulia 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 68 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 39, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 38% fewer students than grade 6 (39 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 72.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Tulia ISD (72%). White students are next, at 16.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82% across Tulia 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
Tulia Junior High School has 22.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 170 students would have about 11.8 teachers, so Tulia Junior High School has 10.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
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 Plainview Intermediate School, 23.2 miles away in Plainview 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 | 72.4% |
| White | 16.5% |
| Black | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 68 |
| Grade 8 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
421 N E 3rd St, Tulia, TX 79088
Phone: (806)995-4842
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tulia Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Intermediate School | Plainview ISD | 23.2 mi | 554 | 13.2 | 84.1% |
| Plainview Junior High School | Plainview ISD | 23.4 mi | 634 | 13.1 | 73.8% |
| Canyon Junior High School | Canyon ISD | 31.6 mi | 555 | 14.9 | 24% |
| Canyon Intermediate School | Canyon ISD | 31.9 mi | 529 | 16 | 28.2% |
| Dimmitt Middle School | Dimmitt ISD | 32.6 mi | 246 | 9.7 | 81.7% |
| Olton Junior High School | Olton ISD | 32.8 mi | 124 | 8.9 | 71.8% |
| Carr Middle School | Hale Center ISD | 32.9 mi | 161 | 9.8 | 79.5% |
| Lockney Junior High School | Lockney ISD | 34.0 mi | 84 | 12.3 | 77.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tulia ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 364 |
| Tulia High School | High | 9–12 | 267 |