Enrollment
214
Middle
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILDRESS ISD·NCES 481386000872
Childress Junior High School
700 COMMERCE ST, CHILDRESS, TX 79201 · (940) 937-3641 · Childress County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
9.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
124 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 63 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 35% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp 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 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 42.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
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% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Childress Junior High School
Childress Junior High School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childress Junior High School this school | 214 | 57.9% | 50.8% |
| Brady Middle School BRADY | 206 | 54.9% | 41.8% |
| Brazos Middle School WALLIS | 203 | 54.2% | 58.0% |
| Grape Creek Middle School SAN ANGELO | 262 | 59.9% | 34.7% |
| Ingram Middle School INGRAM | 270 | 60.4% | 59.0% |
| Comfort Middle School COMFORT | 231 | 56.3% | 38.9% |
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 Childress Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #479 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #517 of 1,670 ▼ 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #597 of 1,670 ▼ 256 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #496 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #1,527 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #13 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #600 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #986 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #538 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
214
-47 (-18%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 214 | 21.8 | 9.8:1 | 58% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 19.8 | 11.4:1 | 57% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 20.3 | 12.4:1 | 55% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 60% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 53% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 49% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 55% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 44% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Childress Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (246 to 214); teachers up 9% (20 to 21.8).
About Childress Junior High School
Childress Junior High School is the name of a small middle school in CHILDRESS, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 214 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Childress Junior High School is in CHILDRESS ISD, a district with 978 students across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Childress Junior High School is White (46%). The remaining students are 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Childress County is about 64% White. By the diversity index, Childress Junior High School comes in at 57%.
Teachers at the school number 21.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.8:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Childress County, the average is about the same, 57%.
Childress Junior High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Childress Junior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.8% and a predicted 48.9%.
Childress County has these Census figures: median household income is about $58,654, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The public schools of Childress County number 3 and enroll about 978.
The nearest other public school, Childress High School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Childress Junior High School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Childress Junior High School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 214 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 261. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.4:1 to 9.8:1.
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Childress County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,743
Census ACS
Median income
$58,654
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHILDRESS ISD
- Childress Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Childress High SchoolHigh · 317 students
Other schools in CHILDRESS
- Childress Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Childress High SchoolHigh · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Childress High School0.5 mi · 317
- Childress Elementary School0.7 mi · 447
- Hollis High School24.2 mi · 135
- Hollis Middle School24.2 mi · 108
- Hollis Elementary School24.2 mi · 213
- Travis Middle School27.7 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Childress Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Childress Junior High School?
Childress Junior High School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Childress Junior High School serve?
Childress Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Childress Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Childress Junior High School is approximately 9.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Childress Junior High School?
At Childress Junior High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Childress Junior High School public or private?
Childress Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHILDRESS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.