Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNA ISD·NCES 481209000706
Buna Junior High School
177 FM 253, BUNA, TX 77612 · (409) 994-4860 · Jasper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
147 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 120 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Buna Junior High School→Buna High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BUNA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Buna Junior High School
Buna Junior High School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buna Junior High School this school | 318 | 46.2% | 42.2% |
| Huntington Middle School HUNTINGTON | 339 | 46.0% | 48.8% |
| Prairiland Junior High School PATTONVILLE | 260 | 48.5% | 46.1% |
| Chisum Middle School PARIS | 266 | 41.7% | 59.7% |
| Elkhart Middle School ELKHART | 283 | 48.1% | 47.8% |
| White Oak Middle School WHITE OAK | 362 | 39.2% | 59.7% |
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 Buna Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #834 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #888 of 1,670 ▲ 237 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #593 of 1,670 ▲ 386 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,376 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #151 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #1,307 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,211 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #705 of 942 |
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
318
-36 (-10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 318 | 26.7 | 11.9:1 | 46% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 27.1 | 12.2:1 | 46% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 28.5 | 12.2:1 | 46% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 31 | 11.4:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 28.1 | 12.2:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 39% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 40% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 41 | 12.0:1 | 31% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buna Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (344 to 318); teachers down 5% (28.1 to 26.7).
About Buna Junior High School
Buna Junior High School is a middle-grades school in BUNA, Texas, according to federal school records. It educates 318 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
BUNA ISD (3 schools, 1,474 students) runs Buna Junior High School.
Buna Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 74% White share among all Jasper County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Buna Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
A ratio of 11.9:1 comes from the school's 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 46% of students at Buna Junior High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 61% average for public schools in Jasper County is 15 points higher.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Buna Junior High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Buna Junior High School is 11.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.2% actual, 54.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Among Jasper County residents, median household income is about $56,723, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 15 public schools in Jasper County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,411.
Of nearby public schools, Buna Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 42.2% is below the 44.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Buna Junior High School saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Buna Junior High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,727
Census ACS
Median income
$56,723
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,411 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BUNA ISD
- Buna Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Buna High SchoolHigh · 435 students
Other schools in BUNA
- Buna Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Buna High SchoolHigh · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Buna Elementary School0.6 mi · 721
- Buna High School0.9 mi · 435
- Evadale Elementary School9.2 mi · 200
- Evadale High School9.2 mi · 120
- Evadale Junior High School9.2 mi · 108
- Silsbee High School13.1 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Buna Junior High SchoolHow large is Buna Junior High School?
Buna Junior High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 06-08.
Is Buna Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buna Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Buna Junior High School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Buna Junior High School.
How diverse is Buna Junior High School?
Buna Junior High School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Buna Junior High School in?
Buna Junior High School is part of BUNA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.