Enrollment
104
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAPELAND ISD·NCES 482163002178
GRAPELAND J H
116 W MYRTLE, GRAPELAND, TX 75844 · (936) 687-2351 · Houston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
57 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
GRAPELAND J H→GRAPELAND H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GRAPELAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 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 52 and 42.
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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
104
-15 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 12.0:1
% White
63%
was 65%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
20%
was 24%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GRAPELAND J H
GRAPELAND J H is a micro-enrollment middle-grades school in GRAPELAND, Texas, part of GRAPELAND ISD. The school teaches 104 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so GRAPELAND J H sits 84% leaner than that benchmark.
GRAPELAND ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 574 students. GRAPELAND J H is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, GRAPELAND J H reports that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, GRAPELAND J H shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting GRAPELAND J H tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Houston County's rate of about 66%.
With demographic context factored in, GRAPELAND J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 41.0%, a residual of -8.9 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Houston County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,531 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Houston County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,141 students), of which GRAPELAND J H is one.
Nearest neighbor: GRAPELAND H S, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GRAPELAND J H comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 119 students in 2018 compared to 104 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for GRAPELAND J H typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,051
Census ACS
Median income
$56,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAPELAND ISD
- GRAPELAND ELElementary · 325 students
- GRAPELAND H SHigh · 145 students
Other schools in GRAPELAND
- GRAPELAND ELElementary · 325 students
- GRAPELAND H SHigh · 145 students
Nearby schools
- GRAPELAND H S0.0 mi · 145
- GRAPELAND EL0.5 mi · 325
- LATEXO H S6.8 mi · 210
- LATEXO EL6.9 mi · 340
- SLOCUM PK - 89.7 mi · 237
- SLOCUM H S9.7 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About GRAPELAND J HWhat is the total enrollment at GRAPELAND J H?
GRAPELAND J H enrolls approximately 104 students in grades 06-08.
Is GRAPELAND J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
GRAPELAND J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does GRAPELAND J H have?
GRAPELAND J H employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at GRAPELAND J H?
Student demographics at GRAPELAND J H are roughly 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is GRAPELAND J H public or private?
GRAPELAND J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRAPELAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.