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Enrollment
422
Middle
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE ISD·NCES 482022001976
Gainesville Junior High School
1201 LINDSAY ST, GAINESVILLE, TX 76240 · (940) 665-4062 · Cooke County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
268 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 7 | 204 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 52% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Gainesville Junior High School→Gainesville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GAINESVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 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 | 13.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gainesville Junior High School
Gainesville Junior High School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Junior High School this school | 422 | 63.5% | 25.7% |
| Gainesville Intermediate School GAINESVILLE | 480 | 64.2% | 23.8% |
| Giddings Middle School GIDDINGS | 389 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| McDowell Middle School HONDO | 403 | 67.2% | 37.4% |
| Perryton Junior High School PERRYTON | 395 | 60.8% | 49.8% |
| Walker Junior High School MONAHANS | 318 | 66.0% | 39.4% |
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 Gainesville Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,499 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,429 of 1,670 ▼ 246 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,423 of 1,670 ▲ 221 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,030 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #1,227 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #970 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #749 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #865 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #617 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
422
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 422 | 27.3 | 15.4:1 | 64% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 29.5 | 14.3:1 | 71% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 28.5 | 15.0:1 | 71% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 81% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 31.5 | 15.0:1 | 79% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 83% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 79% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 59% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 15 | 39.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gainesville Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (471 to 422); teachers down 13% (31.5 to 27.3).
About Gainesville Junior High School
Gainesville Junior High School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in GAINESVILLE, Texas. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 422 students. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 34% lower.
Gainesville Junior High School is among 5 schools run by GAINESVILLE ISD, which serves 3,111 students.
Hispanic students account for 62% of enrollment at Gainesville Junior High School. Other groups make up 27% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Cooke County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Gainesville Junior High School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Gainesville Junior High School's 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 64%. The rate at public schools in Cooke County averages 48%, lower than here.
A school in Texas with Gainesville Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 46.6%. Gainesville Junior High School scores 25.7%.
Gainesville Junior High School is located in Cooke County, where median household income is about $73,932, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Gainesville Junior High School is one of 20 public schools in Cooke County, which together enroll about 6,986 students.
Gainesville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Gainesville Junior High School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.7% against a local average of 42.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 422 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 443. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.4:1, from 14.3:1.
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Cooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GAINESVILLE ISD
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- W E Chalmers Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Gainesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 480 students
Other schools in GAINESVILLE
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- W E Chalmers Elementary SchoolElementary · 703 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Callisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Gainesville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 480 students
- Walnut Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Gainesville High School1.2 mi · 876
- Edison Elementary School1.3 mi · 630
- W E Chalmers Elementary School2.2 mi · 703
- Gainesville Intermediate School2.5 mi · 480
- DAEP2.6 mi · 6
- Lone Star H S North (tjjd)3.1 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Gainesville Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gainesville Junior High School?
Gainesville Junior High School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Gainesville Junior High School serve?
Gainesville Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gainesville Junior High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Gainesville Junior High School.
How diverse is Gainesville Junior High School?
Gainesville Junior High School reports a student body of 27% White, 62% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Gainesville Junior High School public or private?
Gainesville Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GAINESVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.