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Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUSHLAND ISD·NCES 483557007057
Bushland Junior High School
1201 S FM 2381, AMARILLO, TX 79124 · (806) 359-5418 · Potter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
59 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 117 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Bushland Junior High School→Bushland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BUSHLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +56.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 56 points since 2021, 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 | 50.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Bushland Junior High School
Bushland Junior High School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushland Junior High School this school | 350 | 16.9% | 61.0% |
| Gunter Middle School GUNTER | 375 | 16.3% | 48.9% |
| Wall Middle School WALL | 438 | 15.3% | 71.5% |
| Jim Ned Intermediate School TUSCOLA | 410 | 17.6% | 67.3% |
| Van Alstyne Junior High School VAN ALSTYNE | 405 | 17.5% | 64.4% |
| Holliday Middle School HOLLIDAY | 261 | 20.3% | 58.6% |
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 Bushland Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #229 of 1,635 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #283 of 1,670 ▲ 48 | #1 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #183 of 1,670 ▼ 34 | #2 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #342 of 1,570 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #1,336 of 1,749 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #97 of 1,542 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #1,121 of 1,543 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #1,582 of 1,648 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #226 of 942 | #2 of 10 |
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
350
-124 (-26%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 350 | 30.5 | 11.5:1 | 17% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 39.4 | 12.1:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 38.9 | 12.0:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 38 | 11.3:1 | 25% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 17% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bushland Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (468 to 350); teachers down 22% (38.9 to 30.5).
About Bushland Junior High School
Federal records list Bushland Junior High School as a middle school in AMARILLO, Texas. It reports enrollment of 350 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 46% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
BUSHLAND ISD is made up of 4 schools with 1,434 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Bushland Junior High School, about 76 are White. It is also 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Potter County's residents are about 56% White, 20 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Staffing at Bushland Junior High School comes to 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. On the income side, 17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Potter County report 74%.
Bushland Junior High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.0% is 5.5 points below the 66.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Potter County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $53,249, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 49 public schools in the county, enrolling about 21,501, Bushland Junior High School among them.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Bushland High School, is the closest to Bushland Junior High School. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Bushland Junior High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bushland Junior High School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Bushland Junior High School's location as Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment decreased 26% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Bushland Junior High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,975
Census ACS
Median income
$53,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BUSHLAND ISD
- Bushland High SchoolHigh · 497 students
- Bushland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Bushland Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Nearby schools
- Bushland High School0.3 mi · 497
- Bushland Elementary School1.0 mi · 273
- Bushland Intermediate School1.1 mi · 314
- West Plains High School7.4 mi · 1,221
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary School7.5 mi · 519
- Hillside Elementary School7.8 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Bushland Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Bushland Junior High School?
Bushland Junior High School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bushland Junior High School serve?
Bushland Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bushland Junior High School have?
Bushland Junior High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is Bushland Junior High School?
Bushland Junior High School reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bushland Junior High School in?
Bushland Junior High School is part of BUSHLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.