Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD·NCES 481299000786
Carrizo Springs Junior High School
286 FM RD 1556, CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX 78834 · (830) 876-2496 · Dimmit County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
207 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 7 | 145 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 48% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Carrizo Springs Junior High School→Carrizo Springs High School
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Based on grade levels within CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 36.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 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 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Carrizo Springs Junior High School
Carrizo Springs Junior High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Springs Junior High School this school | 277 | 74.7% | 41.5% |
| Lyford Middle School LYFORD | 299 | 73.2% | 23.6% |
| Friona Junior High School FRIONA | 225 | 71.6% | 32.4% |
| Sterling H Fly Jr High School CRYSTAL CITY | 355 | 76.1% | 32.8% |
| Hereford Preparatory Academy HEREFORD | 322 | 80.1% | 33.2% |
| Kermit Junior High School KERMIT | 313 | 76.7% | 29.4% |
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 Carrizo Springs Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #871 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #544 of 1,670 ▼ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #836 of 1,670 ▲ 101 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #296 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,431 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #600 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #1,382 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #627 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #348 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
277
-58 (-17%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 277 | 19.8 | 14.0:1 | 75% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 20.7 | 12.6:1 | 80% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 22.2 | 11.9:1 | 78% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 89% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 23.6 | 14.6:1 | 79% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 73% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 66% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 32 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carrizo Springs Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (345 to 277); teachers down 16% (23.6 to 19.8).
About Carrizo Springs Junior High School
Carrizo Springs Junior High School is a public middle school in CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 277 students. The school is 57% below the average for middle schools in Texas.
The district, CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD, operates 4 schools serving 1,852 students.
Of every 100 students at Carrizo Springs Junior High School, about 94 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 4% White. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Carrizo Springs Junior High School are from different groups.
Based on 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Carrizo Springs Junior High School has a ratio of 14.0:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 75%. The figure for public schools in Dimmit County is close, at 77%.
Carrizo Springs Junior High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Texas public middle schools.
Carrizo Springs Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.5%, compared with a predicted 41.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Dimmit County, the median household earns about $38,808 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 10% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 32%. Across Dimmit County, 4 public schools serve about 1,852 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Carrizo Springs High School, is the closest to Carrizo Springs Junior High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Carrizo Springs Junior High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Carrizo Springs Junior High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 335 (2020-21) to 277 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.2:1 to 14.0:1.
Carrizo Springs Junior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dimmit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,380
Census ACS
Median income
$38,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
32%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,852 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD
- Carrizo Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Carrizo Springs High SchoolHigh · 565 students
- Carrizo Springs Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 437 students
Other schools in CARRIZO SPRINGS
- Carrizo Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Carrizo Springs High SchoolHigh · 565 students
- Carrizo Springs Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Carrizo Springs High School0.4 mi · 565
- Carrizo Springs Intermediate School0.5 mi · 437
- Carrizo Springs Elementary School1.4 mi · 573
- Sterling H Fly Jr High School11.7 mi · 355
- Crystal City High School11.9 mi · 505
- Benito Juarez Elementary School12.1 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Carrizo Springs Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carrizo Springs Junior High School?
Carrizo Springs Junior High School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Carrizo Springs Junior High School serve?
Carrizo Springs Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carrizo Springs Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carrizo Springs Junior High School is approximately 14.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Carrizo Springs Junior High School?
Student demographics at Carrizo Springs Junior High School are roughly 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Carrizo Springs Junior High School?
Carrizo Springs Junior High School is overseen by CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD in Dimmit County.
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