Enrollment
279
Middle
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKS COUNTY ISD·NCES 481158000631
Falfurrias Junior High School
602 S CENTER ST, FALFURRIAS, TX 78355 · (361) 325-8000 · Brooks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
238 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 75 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 32% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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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Based on grade levels within BROOKS COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Falfurrias Junior High School
Falfurrias Junior High School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falfurrias Junior High School this school | 279 | 85.3% | 28.0% |
| La Academia De Estrellas Middle School DALLAS | 297 | 85.5% | 32.6% |
| Bernarda Jaime Junior High School SAN DIEGO | 319 | 86.8% | 40.3% |
| Frank Newman Middle School COTULLA | 259 | 87.6% | 38.6% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School HOUSTON | 241 | 84.6% | 74.6% |
| Watson Junior High School MULESHOE | 285 | 86.3% | 30.7% |
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 Falfurrias Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,452 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #920 of 1,670 ▲ 361 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,504 of 1,670 ▼ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #1,426 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #391 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #1,430 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #380 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #404 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
279
-64 (-19%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 279 | 21.1 | 13.2:1 | 85% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 22.9 | 12.9:1 | 88% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 21.6 | 12.7:1 | 87% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 87% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 21.4 | 15.9:1 | 79% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 82% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 74% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falfurrias Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (340 to 279); teachers down 1% (21.4 to 21.1).
About Falfurrias Junior High School
Falfurrias Junior High School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in FALFURRIAS, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 279 students. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 57% smaller than that.
Federal data list 5 schools in BROOKS COUNTY ISD, with 1,180 students enrolled.
Falfurrias Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 97% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% White. By the diversity index, Falfurrias Junior High School comes in at 6%.
Its 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Brooks County, the average is about the same, 85%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Falfurrias Junior High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Falfurrias Junior High School is 9.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.0% actual, 37.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In Brooks County (population about 6,943), median household income is about $47,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 5 public schools operate in Brooks County, serving about 1,180 students.
The closest other public school is Lasater Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Falfurrias Junior High School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.0% against a local average of 32.9%.
Falfurrias Junior High School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 343 to 279.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brooks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,943
Census ACS
Median income
$47,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,180 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROOKS COUNTY ISD
- Falfurrias High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Falfurrias Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Lasater Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
- Falfurrias Innovation AcademyElementary · 124 students
Other schools in FALFURRIAS
- Falfurrias High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Falfurrias Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Lasater Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
- Falfurrias Innovation AcademyElementary · 124 students
- La Gloria Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Lasater Elementary School0.3 mi · 156
- Falfurrias Innovation Academy0.5 mi · 124
- Falfurrias Elementary School0.5 mi · 251
- Falfurrias High School0.8 mi · 370
- La Gloria Elementary School4.8 mi · 119
- Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College Academy9.3 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Falfurrias Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Falfurrias Junior High School?
Falfurrias Junior High School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Falfurrias Junior High School serve?
Falfurrias Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Falfurrias Junior High School have?
Falfurrias Junior High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Falfurrias Junior High School?
Student demographics at Falfurrias Junior High School are roughly 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Falfurrias Junior High School public or private?
Falfurrias Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROOKS COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.