Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUITMAN ISD·NCES 483630004079
QUITMAN J H
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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
QUITMAN J H→QUITMAN H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within QUITMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
-15 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
% White
74%
was 77%
% Hispanic
17%
was 14%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About QUITMAN J H
QUITMAN J H operates as a modestly sized middle-grades school in QUITMAN, Texas, operated by QUITMAN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 282 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 56% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Across the 3 schools in QUITMAN ISD (1,208 students total), QUITMAN J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, QUITMAN J H records that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.
On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting QUITMAN J H tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, QUITMAN J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.3%, the actual is 50.0%, a residual of -1.3 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wood County) records that the typical household earns roughly $60,300 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. QUITMAN J H is one of 18 public schools in Wood County (combined enrollment of about 6,349 students).
Nearest neighbor: QUITMAN H S, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, QUITMAN J H comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.
QUITMAN J H operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at QUITMAN J H has contracted 5%, going from 297 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the QUITMAN J H community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 ELElementary · 580 students
- QUITMAN H SHigh · 346 students
Other schools in QUITMAN
- QUITMAN ELElementary · 580 students
- QUITMAN H SHigh · 346 students
Nearby schools
- QUITMAN H S0.0 mi · 346
- QUITMAN EL0.6 mi · 580
- MINEOLA PRI8.1 mi · 621
- MINEOLA INT9.4 mi · 252
- MINEOLA MIDDLE9.4 mi · 388
- ALBA-GOLDEN EL9.6 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About QUITMAN J HHow many students attend QUITMAN J H?
QUITMAN J H enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 06-08.
Is QUITMAN J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
QUITMAN J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does QUITMAN J H have?
QUITMAN J H employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at QUITMAN J H?
Student demographics at QUITMAN J H are roughly 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is QUITMAN J H in?
QUITMAN J H is part of QUITMAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.