Enrollment
104
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAPELAND ISD·NCES 482163002178
Grapeland Junior High School
116 W MYRTLE, GRAPELAND, TX 75844 · (936) 687-2351 · Houston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 30 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 39% |
Student demographics
55%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 19.0% | 36.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
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 →
Schools most like Grapeland Junior High School
Grapeland Junior High School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapeland Junior High School this school | 104 | 54.8% | 41.3% |
| Bremond Middle School BREMOND | 115 | 59.1% | 46.2% |
| Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School LINDEN | 132 | 61.4% | 29.3% |
| Big Sandy Junior High School BIG SANDY | 138 | 58.0% | 35.7% |
| Garrison Middle School GARRISON | 166 | 54.2% | 55.2% |
| Detroit Junior High School DETROIT | 112 | 56.3% | 31.2% |
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 Grapeland Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #883 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,398 of 1,670 ▼ 213 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,271 of 1,670 ▼ 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 104 | #1,677 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #1,047 of 1,648 |
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
104
-33 (-24%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 104 | 11.7 | 8.9:1 | 55% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 13.7 | 9.0:1 | 61% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 11.7 | 11.7:1 | 64% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 10 | 13.7:1 | 69% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 9.9 | 12.0:1 | 52% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 72% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 8 | 13.4:1 | 56% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 13 | 12.6:1 | 47% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 194 | 13 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grapeland Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (119 to 104); teachers up 17% (9.9 to 11.7).
About Grapeland Junior High School
Grapeland Junior High School is a middle-grades school in GRAPELAND, Texas, and it is part of GRAPELAND ISD. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 104 students. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
The 3 schools of GRAPELAND ISD, including Grapeland Junior High School, enroll 574 students.
At Grapeland Junior High School, 63% of students are White. Other students are 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Houston County at about 61% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Grapeland Junior High School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grapeland Junior High School is 8.9:1, based on 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Lunch program data show 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Houston County average 66%.
Grapeland Junior High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Texas public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Grapeland Junior High School, the prediction is 50.3% and the result is 41.3%.
In the surrounding county, Houston County, median household income comes to about $56,531, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 13 public schools and about 3,141 students.
Grapeland High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Grapeland Junior High School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Grapeland Junior High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment decreased 24% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 8.9 in 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Grapeland High SchoolHigh · 145 students
Other schools in GRAPELAND
- Grapeland Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Grapeland High SchoolHigh · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Grapeland High School0.0 mi · 145
- Grapeland Elementary School0.5 mi · 325
- Latexo High School6.8 mi · 210
- Latexo Elementary School6.9 mi · 340
- Slocum PK - 89.7 mi · 237
- Slocum High School9.7 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Grapeland Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grapeland Junior High School?
Grapeland Junior High School enrolls approximately 104 students in grades 06-08.
Is Grapeland Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grapeland Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Grapeland Junior High School have?
Grapeland Junior High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Grapeland Junior High School?
Student demographics at Grapeland Junior High School are roughly 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Grapeland Junior High School public or private?
Grapeland Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRAPELAND ISD.
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