Enrollment
310
Middle
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDNA ISD·NCES 481821001652
Edna Junior High School
505 W GAYLE, EDNA, TX 77957 · (361) 782-2351 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
216 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 111 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 32% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EDNA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp 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 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% |
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% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Edna Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #558 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #405 of 1,670 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #607 of 1,670 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #552 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #1,384 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #32 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #416 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #725 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #808 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
310
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 310 | 29.5 | 10.5:1 | 70% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 27.9 | 11.8:1 | 63% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 29.5 | 11.3:1 | 60% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 63% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 72% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 65% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 55% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 41% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edna Junior High School.
About Edna Junior High School
Edna Junior High School is classified as a middle school. It is located in EDNA, Texas. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 310 students. It has 52% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
Edna Junior High School is run by EDNA ISD, whose 5 schools enroll 1,531 students.
The student body at Edna Junior High School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. Next come 39% White and 13% Black. The county population is about 33% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
The school lists 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 216 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 54%.
Edna Junior High School is 4.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.5% versus 43.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the wider Jackson County area, the median household earns about $65,414 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Jackson County, 12 public schools serve about 3,109 students.
Edna High School sits about 0.6 miles from Edna Junior High School. Edna Junior High School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.5%, higher than Edna Junior High School's 48.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Edna Junior High School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 310, compared with 347 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.5:1, from 12.8:1.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,152
Census ACS
Median income
$65,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDNA ISD
- Edna Primary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Edna High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- Edna Intermediate SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Edna AlternativeHigh · 13 students
- Edna Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in EDNA
- Edna Primary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Edna High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- Edna Intermediate SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Edna AlternativeHigh · 13 students
- Edna Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Edna High School0.6 mi · 455
- Edna Intermediate School0.8 mi · 202
- Edna Primary School0.8 mi · 551
- Edna Alternative1.0 mi · 13
- Ganado High School9.1 mi · 221
- Ganado JH9.1 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Edna Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Edna Junior High School?
Edna Junior High School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Edna Junior High School serve?
Edna Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Edna Junior High School have?
Edna Junior High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is Edna Junior High School?
Edna Junior High School reports a student body of 39% White, 45% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Edna Junior High School in?
Edna Junior High School is part of EDNA ISD.
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