Woden Junior High School
Public middle school in Woden, Texas · Woden ISD · Grades 6–8
Woden Junior High School serves 194 students in grades 6–8 in Woden (Nacogdoches County). It is one of 3 schools in Woden ISD. By enrollment it is the 1546th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 15.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Woden ISD |
| County | Nacogdoches County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484632006342 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Woden ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 194 | 885 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.9% | 63.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Woden Junior High School in context
Size
Woden Junior High School is the only middle school in Woden ISD. Its 194 students are 21.9% of the district's 885. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 16.8 miles away and have a median of 395 students, so Woden 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 66 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 62, against an average of 65 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 66 in grade 6 and 62 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 63.4% of enrollment, a lower share than across Woden ISD (69.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.6% across Woden 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
Woden Junior High School has 15.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 194 students would have about 13.5 teachers, so Woden Junior High School has 2.4 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 McMichael Middle School, 7.7 miles away in Nacogdoches 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 | 63.4% |
| Hispanic | 28.9% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
56.2% of students are girls and 43.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 66 |
| Grade 7 | 66 |
| Grade 8 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5263 F M 226, Woden, TX 75978
Phone: (936)564-2481
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Woden Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMichael Middle School | Nacogdoches ISD | 7.7 mi | 1,275 | 13.6 | 81.6% |
| Huntington Middle School | Huntington ISD | 15.4 mi | 339 | 12.1 | 46% |
| Lufkin Middle School | Lufkin ISD | 16.7 mi | 1,453 | 14 | 87% |
| Central Heights Middle School | Central Heights ISD | 16.8 mi | 286 | 12.6 | 28% |
| Dr. Terry Robbins Middle School | Pineywoods Community Academy | 16.9 mi | 260 | 16.3 | 56.2% |
| Central Junior High School | Central ISD | 17.5 mi | 451 | 13.1 | 64.1% |
| Hudson Middle School | Hudson ISD | 22.0 mi | 681 | 12.3 | 50.8% |
| Garrison Middle School | Garrison ISD | 22.5 mi | 166 | 13.4 | 54.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Woden ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woden Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 471 |
| Woden High School | High | 9–12 | 220 |