Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNA ISD·NCES 481209000706
BUNA J H
177 FM 253, BUNA, TX 77612 · (409) 994-4860 · Jasper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 J H→BUNA H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BUNA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-26 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.2:1
% White
90%
was 87%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 7%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BUNA J H
BUNA J H is a close-knit junior high in BUNA, Texas, part of BUNA ISD. The school serves 318 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Across the 3 schools in BUNA ISD (1,474 students total), BUNA J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, BUNA J H lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at BUNA J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jasper County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BUNA J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.7%; this one delivers 45.0%.
Across the wider county, census data for Jasper County shows median household income runs about $56,723, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Jasper County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,411 students), of which BUNA J H is one.
BUNA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BUNA J H at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUNA J H has declined 8%, going from 344 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 7% to 1%.
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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
Nearby schools
- BUNA EL0.6 mi · 721
- BUNA H S0.9 mi · 435
- EVADALE H S9.2 mi · 120
- EVADALE EL9.2 mi · 200
- EVADALE J H9.2 mi · 108
- SILSBEE H S13.1 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About BUNA J HHow large is BUNA J H?
BUNA J H enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 06-08.
Is BUNA J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
BUNA J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at BUNA J H?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at BUNA J H.
How diverse is BUNA J H?
BUNA J H reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is BUNA J H in?
BUNA J H is part of BUNA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.