Enrollment
165
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLETON ISD·NCES 482250002275
Harleton Junior High School
17240 STATE HWY 154, HARLETON, TX 75651 · (903) 777-3010 · Harrison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
95 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 64 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 24% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Harleton Junior High School→Harleton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARLETON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 35.0% | 18.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 38.0% | 33.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 15 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 →
Where Harleton Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #167 of 1,635 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #434 of 1,670 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #172 of 1,670 | #1 of 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +35.0pp | #35 of 1,570 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,594 of 1,749 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #992 of 1,648 | #3 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
165
+15 (+10%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 58% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 14.1 | 11.4:1 | 51% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 48% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 16 | 9.4:1 | 38% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 14.4 | 12.8:1 | 48% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 38% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 39% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 140 | 12 | 11.7:1 | 38% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 85 | 6 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harleton Junior High School.
About Harleton Junior High School
Harleton Junior High School is classified as a middle school. It is located in HARLETON, Texas. It enrolls 165 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 74% below the average for middle schools in Texas.
Harleton Junior High School sits within HARLETON ISD, which has 3 schools and 705 students.
The share of White students at Harleton Junior High School is 87%. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Harrison County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harleton Junior High School scores 23%.
The school had 15 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. The school reported 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
BeatsExpectations places Harleton Junior High School in the top 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.3 points above it (64.4% actual, 49.1% predicted).
Census data for Harrison County show median household income comes to about $66,103, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 29 public schools and about 32,062 students.
Harleton Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Harleton Junior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Harleton Junior High School at 2nd of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school grew from 150 students in 2020-21 to 165 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.0:1.
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Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,155
Census ACS
Median income
$66,103
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
32,062 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARLETON ISD
- Harleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Harleton High SchoolHigh · 217 students
Other schools in HARLETON
- Harleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Harleton High SchoolHigh · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Harleton Elementary School0.0 mi · 323
- Harleton High School0.2 mi · 217
- New Diana Middle School10.4 mi · 269
- New Diana High School10.4 mi · 330
- Robert F Hunt Elementary School11.0 mi · 537
- Hallsville High School11.2 mi · 1,451
Frequently asked questions
About Harleton Junior High SchoolHow large is Harleton Junior High School?
Harleton Junior High School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Harleton Junior High School serve?
Harleton Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harleton Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harleton Junior High School is approximately 11.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harleton Junior High School?
At Harleton Junior High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Harleton Junior High School public or private?
Harleton Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARLETON ISD.
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