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Enrollment
439
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUERO ISD·NCES 481596001165
Cuero Junior High School
608 JUNIOR HIGH DR, CUERO, TX 77954 · (361) 275-1900 · DeWitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- 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
10.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
184 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 148 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%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
Cuero Junior High School→Cuero High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CUERO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Cuero Junior High School
Cuero Junior High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuero Junior High School this school | 439 | 41.9% | 43.0% |
| Needville Junior High School NEEDVILLE | 565 | 43.4% | 61.9% |
| Lomax Junior High School LA PORTE | 540 | 44.8% | 45.9% |
| Frenship Middle School WOLFFORTH | 529 | 42.2% | 49.8% |
| Smithville Junior High School SMITHVILLE | 416 | 44.5% | 36.7% |
| Pilot Point Selz Middle School PILOT POINT | 378 | 47.9% | 40.5% |
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 Cuero Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #788 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,389 of 1,670 ▼ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,260 of 1,670 ▼ 395 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #665 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #1,191 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #37 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #553 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #1,289 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #720 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
439
-28 (-6%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 439 | 41.6 | 10.6:1 | 42% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 40.4 | 12.0:1 | 55% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 41.5 | 11.6:1 | 67% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 42 | 11.1:1 | 60% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 71% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 58% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 46% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cuero Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (473 to 439); teachers up 19% (35 to 41.6).
About Cuero Junior High School
Cuero Junior High School, located in CUERO, Texas, is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 439 students. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
The district for Cuero Junior High School is CUERO ISD, with 4 schools and 1,888 students.
About 50% of students at Cuero Junior High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 40% White, 8% Black, and 2% multiracial. DeWitt County's residents are about 36% Hispanic, 14 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Cuero Junior High School, there are about 10.6 students; the school has 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 42%. For comparison, public schools in DeWitt County average 56%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Cuero Junior High School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 55.8% for a school in Texas with Cuero Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cuero Junior High School posts 43.0%.
In the wider DeWitt County area, the median household earns about $63,730 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Cuero Junior High School shares DeWitt County with 15 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Cuero Junior High School from the closest public school, Cuero High School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.9%; Cuero Junior High School's is 43.0%, ranking 6th of 8.
The federal government classifies Cuero Junior High School's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 28 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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DeWitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,016
Census ACS
Median income
$63,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,297 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUERO ISD
- Cuero High SchoolHigh · 647 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- J C French Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
Other schools in CUERO
- Cuero High SchoolHigh · 647 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- J C French Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- G O A L S ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Cuero High School0.3 mi · 647
- Hunt Elementary School0.3 mi · 483
- J C French Elementary School0.6 mi · 319
- Meyersville Elementary School11.6 mi · 176
- Westhoff Elementary School13.8 mi · 85
- Mission Valley Elementary School14.3 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Cuero Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cuero Junior High School?
Cuero Junior High School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cuero Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cuero Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cuero Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cuero Junior High School is approximately 10.6:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cuero Junior High School?
At Cuero Junior High School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 50% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cuero Junior High School in?
Cuero Junior High School is part of CUERO ISD.
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