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NEEDVILLE J H

16430 HWY 36 S, NEEDVILLE, TX 77461 · (979) 793-4250 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Enrollment
565
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
245 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Grade 7
259
Grade 8
306
Student demographics
White
24343%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
28951%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54%
Black
234%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
29352%
Female
27248%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
63.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
565
+109 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.8:1
% White
43%
was 46%
% Hispanic
51%
was 49%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NEEDVILLE J H

NEEDVILLE J H is a 6-8 campus of moderately sized scale in NEEDVILLE, Texas, operated by NEEDVILLE ISD, hosting 565 students in grades 7 through 8.

NEEDVILLE J H is one of 4 schools operated by NEEDVILLE ISD, a district that hosts 3,650 students overall.

Demographically, NEEDVILLE J H logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 43% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, NEEDVILLE J H has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting NEEDVILLE J H tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at NEEDVILLE J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEEDVILLE J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 61.0%, a residual of +6.1 points.

In the area at large, Fort Bend County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), NEEDVILLE J H is one campus in the mix.

NEEDVILLE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NEEDVILLE J H comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEEDVILLE J H has expanded 24%, going from 456 students in 2018 to 565 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for NEEDVILLE J H typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Fort Bend County at a glance

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Population
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students

Quick facts

School name
NEEDVILLE J H
District
NEEDVILLE ISD
Address
16430 HWY 36 S, NEEDVILLE, TX 77461
Phone
(979) 793-4250
County
Fort Bend County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
565
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
245 (43%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483231008784
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NEEDVILLE J H
How many students attend NEEDVILLE J H?
NEEDVILLE J H enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does NEEDVILLE J H serve?
NEEDVILLE J H serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at NEEDVILLE J H?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at NEEDVILLE J H.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEEDVILLE J H?
At NEEDVILLE J H, the student body is approximately 43% White, 51% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is NEEDVILLE J H public or private?
NEEDVILLE J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEEDVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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