Enrollment
176
Middle
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEWITT CISD·NCES 483480003903
Pewitt Junior High School
1216 US HWY 67 W, OMAHA, TX 75571 · (903) 884-2505 · Morris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
10.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
106 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 48 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 36% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Pewitt Junior High School→Pewitt High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PEWITT CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 25.0% | 46.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Pewitt Junior High School
Pewitt Junior High School's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pewitt Junior High School this school | 176 | 60.2% | 52.2% |
| Cooper Junior High School COOPER | 189 | 59.8% | 38.9% |
| Big Sandy Junior High School BIG SANDY | 138 | 58.0% | 35.7% |
| Ore City Middle School ORE CITY | 191 | 63.9% | 35.8% |
| Honey Grove Middle School HONEY GROVE | 142 | 58.5% | 63.0% |
| Kountze Middle School KOUNTZE | 230 | 59.1% | 43.9% |
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 Pewitt Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #437 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,371 of 1,670 ▼ 531 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #477 of 1,670 ▲ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #129 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #1,578 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #939 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #564 of 942 |
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
176
-39 (-18%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 176 | 17.4 | 10.1:1 | 60% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 18 | 10.4:1 | 68% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 19 | 10.1:1 | 71% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 73% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 17.8 | 11.2:1 | 69% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 18 | 11.0:1 | 58% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 57% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 44% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pewitt Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (200 to 176); teachers down 2% (17.8 to 17.4).
About Pewitt Junior High School
Pewitt Junior High School is a very small middle-grades school in Texas, with an address in OMAHA. It teaches 176 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 73% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
PEWITT CISD is the district for Pewitt Junior High School. It has 3 schools and 853 students.
At Pewitt Junior High School, 66% of students are White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 9% Black. Census estimates put Morris County at about 63% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pewitt Junior High School scores 52%.
Based on 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pewitt Junior High School has a ratio of 10.1:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 60% at Pewitt Junior High School. The rate at public schools in Morris County averages 72%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Pewitt Junior High School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Texas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pewitt Junior High School is 48.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.2%.
The county, Morris County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $58,645, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 1,879 students.
Pewitt High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Pewitt Junior High School, there are 2 other public schools. Pewitt Junior High School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 176, down from 215 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.9 to 10.1 over 4 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,076
Census ACS
Median income
$58,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEWITT CISD
- Pewitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Pewitt High SchoolHigh · 262 students
Other schools in OMAHA
- Pewitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Pewitt High SchoolHigh · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Pewitt High School0.0 mi · 262
- Pewitt Elementary School0.6 mi · 415
- Daingerfield Junior High School10.3 mi · 207
- West Elementary School11.0 mi · 260
- Chapel Hill Junior High School11.3 mi · 194
- Chapel Hill Elementary School11.3 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Pewitt Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pewitt Junior High School?
Pewitt Junior High School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pewitt Junior High School serve?
Pewitt Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pewitt Junior High School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Pewitt Junior High School.
How diverse is Pewitt Junior High School?
Pewitt Junior High School reports a student body of 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pewitt Junior High School?
Pewitt Junior High School is overseen by PEWITT CISD in Morris County.
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