Enrollment
166
Middle
DISTRICT 209 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDWATER ISD·NCES 483675005801
Redwater Junior High School
204 RED RIVER RD N, REDWATER, TX 75573 · (903) 671-3227 · Bowie County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
89 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 7 | 89 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 46% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Redwater Junior High School→Redwater High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within REDWATER ISD. 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% . -13.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
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 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 38.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% |
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% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 →
Schools most like Redwater Junior High School
Redwater Junior High School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwater Junior High School this school | 166 | 53.6% | 60.0% |
| Harleton Junior High School HARLETON | 165 | 57.6% | 64.4% |
| Sanford-Fritch Junior High School FRITCH | 165 | 58.8% | 41.4% |
| Frankston Middle School FRANKSTON | 171 | 50.9% | 56.0% |
| Redwater Intermediate School REDWATER | 251 | 52.6% | 48.5% |
| Cumby Collegiate Middle School CUMBY | 182 | 51.6% | 32.7% |
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 Redwater Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bowie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #247 of 1,635 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #371 of 1,670 ▼ 170 | #3 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #481 of 1,670 ▼ 246 | #5 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #1,591 of 1,749 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #1,075 of 1,648 | #7 of 9 |
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
166
-21 (-11%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 166 | 17.3 | 9.6:1 | 54% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 16.5 | 10.3:1 | 53% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 15.8 | 11.4:1 | 47% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 16 | 11.7:1 | 42% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 14.9 | 11.2:1 | 38% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 33% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 37% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 21% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 13 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwater Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (167 to 166); teachers up 16% (14.9 to 17.3).
About Redwater Junior High School
Redwater Junior High School is a very small middle school in REDWATER, Texas, under REDWATER ISD. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 166 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 74% below that mark.
Redwater Junior High School is part of a district of 4 schools: REDWATER ISD, with 1,103 students.
Redwater Junior High School is 87% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Bowie County's population at about 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Redwater Junior High School scores 24%.
Classroom staffing at Redwater Junior High School totals 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 54% of students (89) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bowie County is 68%.
On the allk12 Grade, Redwater Junior High School lands at A, ahead of 90% of Texas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Redwater Junior High School is 50.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.0%.
Bowie County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $59,803, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,523, Redwater Junior High School among them.
Redwater High School is the nearest public school to Redwater Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 51.1%, lower than Redwater Junior High School's 60.0%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 187 to 166, an 11% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.7:1 to 9.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Redwater Junior High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bowie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,115
Census ACS
Median income
$59,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
17,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in REDWATER ISD
- Redwater High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Redwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Redwater Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 251 students
Other schools in REDWATER
- Redwater High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Redwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Redwater Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Redwater High School0.0 mi · 357
- Redwater Elementary School0.1 mi · 329
- Redwater Intermediate School0.7 mi · 251
- Maud School6.4 mi · 450
- Leary Elementary School6.8 mi · 119
- Hooks Elementary School7.2 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Redwater Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Redwater Junior High School?
Redwater Junior High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Redwater Junior High School serve?
Redwater Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Redwater Junior High School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Redwater Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Redwater Junior High School?
At Redwater Junior High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Redwater Junior High School public or private?
Redwater Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by REDWATER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.