Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUITMAN ISD·NCES 483630004079
Quitman Junior High School
1101 E GOODE ST, QUITMAN, TX 75783 · (903) 763-5000 · Wood County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
146 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 100 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 31% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Quitman Junior High School→Quitman High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within QUITMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Quitman Junior High School
Quitman Junior High School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman Junior High School this school | 282 | 51.8% | 50.8% |
| Hardin Junior High School HARDIN | 297 | 55.2% | 35.5% |
| Elkhart Middle School ELKHART | 283 | 48.1% | 47.8% |
| Brownsboro Intermediate School BROWNSBORO | 323 | 55.4% | 49.7% |
| Troup Middle School TROUP | 254 | 52.4% | 46.0% |
| Bowie Junior High School BOWIE | 344 | 47.1% | 51.8% |
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 Quitman Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #477 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #826 of 1,670 ▼ 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #418 of 1,670 ▲ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #566 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #1,420 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #131 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #1,069 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #1,112 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #782 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
282
+33 (+13%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 282 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 52% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 24.1 | 11.2:1 | 58% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 23.5 | 11.5:1 | 58% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 71% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 22.7 | 13.1:1 | 53% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 58% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 50% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 34% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quitman Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (297 to 282); teachers up 6% (22.7 to 24).
About Quitman Junior High School
In QUITMAN, Texas, part of Wood County, Quitman Junior High School is a middle school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 282 students enrolled. That is 56% below the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
QUITMAN ISD (3 schools, 1,208 students) runs Quitman Junior High School.
At Quitman Junior High School, 74% of students are White. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Quitman Junior High School reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. There are 146 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 52% of enrollment.
Quitman Junior High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.8% versus 51.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
For Wood County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $60,300, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Quitman Junior High School, Wood County has 18 public schools.
Quitman Junior High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Quitman High School, its nearest public school. Quitman Junior High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Quitman Junior High School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 50.8% versus a 51.0% average.
Quitman Junior High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment increased 13% over 4 years, reaching 282 in 2024-25.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,961
Census ACS
Median income
$60,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUITMAN ISD
- Quitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Quitman High SchoolHigh · 346 students
Other schools in QUITMAN
- Quitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Quitman High SchoolHigh · 346 students
Other Quitman Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Quitman Junior High. Quitman Junior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Quitman Junior High SchoolQuitman, MS · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Quitman High School0.0 mi · 346
- Quitman Elementary School0.6 mi · 580
- Mineola Primary School8.1 mi · 621
- Mineola Intermediate School9.4 mi · 252
- Mineola Middle School9.4 mi · 388
- Alba-Golden Elementary School9.6 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Quitman Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Quitman Junior High School?
Quitman Junior High School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 06-08.
Is Quitman Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Quitman Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Quitman Junior High School have?
Quitman Junior High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Quitman Junior High School?
Student demographics at Quitman Junior High School are roughly 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Quitman Junior High School in?
Quitman Junior High School is part of QUITMAN ISD.
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