Enrollment
356
Middle
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIBOLL ISD·NCES 481704001476
Diboll Junior High School
403 DENNIS ST, DIBOLL, TX 75941 · (936) 829-5225 · Angelina County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
243 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 133 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Diboll Junior High School→Diboll High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DIBOLL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Diboll Junior High School
Diboll Junior High School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diboll Junior High School this school | 356 | 68.3% | 40.2% |
| Edna Junior High School EDNA | 310 | 69.7% | 48.5% |
| East Chambers Junior High School WINNIE | 366 | 66.1% | 41.7% |
| Cameron Middle School CAMERON | 305 | 68.2% | 32.0% |
| Sweetwater Middle School SWEETWATER | 372 | 65.3% | 29.7% |
| Caldwell Intermediate School CALDWELL | 439 | 67.7% | 46.5% |
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 Diboll Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Angelina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #936 of 1,635 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #959 of 1,670 ▲ 221 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #891 of 1,670 ▲ 144 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #667 of 1,570 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,327 of 1,749 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #126 of 1,542 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #447 of 1,543 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #756 of 1,648 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.8% | #73 of 437 | N/A |
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
356
-53 (-13%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 356 | 30.4 | 11.7:1 | 68% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 31.8 | 10.7:1 | 73% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 34.2 | 10.2:1 | 71% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 100% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 25.3 | 10.6:1 | 70% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 76% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 80% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 62% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diboll Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (268 to 356); teachers up 20% (25.3 to 30.4).
About Diboll Junior High School
Diboll Junior High School is a public low-enrollment middle school in DIBOLL, Texas. It educates 356 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
DIBOLL ISD has 5 schools; together they serve 1,582 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Diboll Junior High School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. The next largest groups are 37% White, 12% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Angelina County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.7 students per teacher. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 68% of students. For comparison, public schools in Angelina County average 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.5%.
Within Angelina County, the median household income is $60,960, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Angelina County has 43 public schools and roughly 15,649 students.
Of nearby public schools, Diboll High School is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Diboll Junior High School. On proficiency, Diboll Junior High School is behind the 41.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 4.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 53 fewer students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Angelina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
87,275
Census ACS
Median income
$60,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
15,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DIBOLL ISD
- Diboll High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- H G Temple Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- H G Temple Intermediate SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Stubblefield Lrn CenterHigh · 9 students
- Diboll Primary SchoolCombined
Other schools in DIBOLL
- Diboll High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- H G Temple Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- H G Temple Intermediate SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Diboll Primary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Diboll High School1.0 mi · 480
- H G Temple Intermediate School1.6 mi · 309
- H G Temple Elementary School1.6 mi · 428
- Anderson Elementary School8.0 mi · 246
- Stubblefield Lrn Center8.8 mi · 9
- Stubblefield Lrn Center8.8 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Diboll Junior High SchoolHow large is Diboll Junior High School?
Diboll Junior High School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 06-08.
Is Diboll Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Diboll Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Diboll Junior High School have?
Diboll Junior High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Diboll Junior High School?
Student demographics at Diboll Junior High School are roughly 37% White, 48% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Diboll Junior High School?
Diboll Junior High School is overseen by DIBOLL ISD in Angelina County.
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