Enrollment
115
Middle
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRUVER ISD·NCES 482193002211
Gruver Junior High School
405 GARRETT AVE, GRUVER, TX 79040 · (806) 733-2081 · Hansford County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
9.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
51 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 5 | 32 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Gruver Junior High School→Gruver High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GRUVER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 36.0% | 12.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 42.0% | 25.0% | 2.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 79.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 97.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Gruver Junior High School
Gruver Junior High School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gruver Junior High School this school | 115 | 44.3% | 75.1% |
| Canadian Middle School CANADIAN | 157 | 42.0% | 66.6% |
| Perkins Middle School DE LEON | 133 | 48.1% | 60.4% |
| Farwell Junior High School FARWELL | 131 | 45.8% | 67.0% |
| Abernathy Middle School ABERNATHY | 171 | 45.6% | 60.4% |
| Yorktown Junior High School YORKTOWN | 125 | 52.8% | 33.6% |
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 Gruver Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #52 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #103 of 1,670 ▼ 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #62 of 1,670 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #126 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #1,662 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #1,247 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
115
-12 (-9%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 115 | 11.9 | 9.7:1 | 44% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 12.2 | 10.2:1 | 48% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 11 | 11.8:1 | 42% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 43% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 10.5 | 13.6:1 | 47% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 10 | 13.0:1 | 52% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 61% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 125 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 42% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 13 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gruver Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (143 to 115); teachers up 13% (10.5 to 11.9).
About Gruver Junior High School
Gruver Junior High School is a small middle school in Texas, with an address in GRUVER. It serves 115 students in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 82% smaller than that.
GRUVER ISD is responsible for 3 schools, Gruver Junior High School included, with 409 students in all.
Roughly 56% of students at Gruver Junior High School are White. Other groups make up 43% Hispanic. County-wide, 65% of Hansford County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.7:1. That is 4.7 students per teacher below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Gruver Junior High School reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Hansford County.
allk12 grades Gruver Junior High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Gruver Junior High School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.8% with an actual 75.1%.
Hansford County census figures show that the median household income is $69,441, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in Hansford County, enrolling about 1,229 students in all.
The school nearest to Gruver Junior High School is Gruver Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Gruver Junior High School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Gruver Junior High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Gruver Junior High School had 127 students, to 2024-25, when it had 115. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hansford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,119
Census ACS
Median income
$69,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRUVER ISD
- Gruver Elementary SchoolElementary · 153 students
- Gruver High SchoolHigh · 141 students
Other schools in GRUVER
- Gruver Elementary SchoolElementary · 153 students
- Gruver High SchoolHigh · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Gruver Elementary School0.1 mi · 153
- Gruver High School0.1 mi · 141
- Gus Birdwell Elementary School12.3 mi · 343
- Spearman Junior High School12.4 mi · 160
- Spearman High School13.0 mi · 189
- Pringle-Morse Schools14.6 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Gruver Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gruver Junior High School?
Gruver Junior High School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Gruver Junior High School serve?
Gruver Junior High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gruver Junior High School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Gruver Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Gruver Junior High School?
Student demographics at Gruver Junior High School are roughly 56% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gruver Junior High School?
Gruver Junior High School is overseen by GRUVER ISD in Hansford County.
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