Enrollment
161
Middle
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANQUETE ISD·NCES 480941000401
Banquete Junior High School
4334 4TH ST, BANQUETE, TX 78339 · (361) 387-6504 · Nueces County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
107 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 57 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 29% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Banquete Junior High School→Banquete High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BANQUETE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 21.0% | 39.0% | 34.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 38.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Banquete Junior High School
Banquete Junior High School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banquete Junior High School this school | 161 | 66.5% | 47.6% |
| Reagan County Middle School BIG LAKE | 178 | 66.9% | 39.4% |
| Odem Junior High School ODEM | 204 | 67.2% | 36.6% |
| Ozona Middle School OZONA | 143 | 62.9% | 45.1% |
| Olton Junior High School OLTON | 124 | 71.8% | 25.6% |
| Eldorado Middle School ELDORADO | 124 | 64.5% | 42.8% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Banquete Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #593 of 1,635 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,466 of 1,670 ▼ 613 | #20 of 22 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #878 of 1,670 ▼ 471 | #15 of 22 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -23.0pp | #4 of 1,570 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #1,600 of 1,749 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #798 of 1,648 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #153 of 942 | #4 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
161
-51 (-24%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 161 | 18.4 | 8.8:1 | 66% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 16.9 | 10.3:1 | 69% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 18.7 | 10.0:1 | 81% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 71% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 18.6 | 12.2:1 | 84% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 78% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 67% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | 66% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banquete Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (227 to 161); teachers down 1% (18.6 to 18.4).
About Banquete Junior High School
Banquete Junior High School is a very small middle school in BANQUETE, Texas, (ZIP code 78339). Enrollment stands at 161 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 75% below the average for middle schools in Texas.
BANQUETE ISD includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 744 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Banquete Junior High School is 84%. Other groups make up 16% White. Nueces County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Its ratio of 8.8:1 is based on 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%. The average for public schools in Nueces County is similar, at 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Banquete Junior High School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Texas public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Banquete Junior High School would score about 45.3%. It scores 47.6%, 2.3 points above that figure.
Looking at the county, Nueces County, median household income comes to about $66,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Nueces County number 124, with about 59,619 students.
Banquete Elementary School is the nearest public school to Banquete Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Banquete Junior High School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Banquete Junior High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Banquete Junior High School enrolled 212 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 161. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.8:1.
The allk12 page for Banquete Junior High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BANQUETE ISD
- Banquete Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Banquete High SchoolHigh · 247 students
- Banquete DAEPElementary
Other schools in BANQUETE
- Banquete Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Banquete High SchoolHigh · 247 students
- Banquete DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Banquete Elementary School0.1 mi · 336
- Banquete High School0.4 mi · 247
- San Pedro Fine Arts Academy7.0 mi · 243
- Lotspeich Leadership Academy7.3 mi · 368
- Agua Dulce Elementary School7.3 mi · 178
- Agua Dulce High School7.3 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Banquete Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Banquete Junior High School?
Banquete Junior High School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Banquete Junior High School serve?
Banquete Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Banquete Junior High School have?
Banquete Junior High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Banquete Junior High School?
Student demographics at Banquete Junior High School are roughly 16% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Banquete Junior High School in?
Banquete Junior High School is part of BANQUETE ISD.
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