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Enrollment
676
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE ISD·NCES 483975004516
Seminole Junior High School
600 N W AVE J, SEMINOLE, TX 79360 · (432) 758-9431 · Gaines County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
13.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
406 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 235 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 221 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SEMINOLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Seminole Junior High School
Seminole Junior High School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole Junior High School this school | 676 | 60.1% | 41.6% |
| Fredericksburg Middle School FREDERICKSBURG | 622 | 63.3% | 49.0% |
| Pampa Junior High School PAMPA | 680 | 63.1% | 32.6% |
| Rockport-Fulton Middle School ROCKPORT | 665 | 62.3% | 38.9% |
| Bridgeport Middle School BRIDGEPORT | 478 | 61.1% | 39.6% |
| Lone Star Middle School SAN ANGELO | 790 | 61.0% | 37.7% |
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 Seminole Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #865 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #907 of 1,670 ▼ 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,376 of 1,670 ▼ 414 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #866 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #796 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #561 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #883 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #943 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #941 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
676
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 676 | 48.7 | 13.9:1 | 60% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 47.3 | 13.5:1 | 52% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 49.4 | 13.7:1 | 55% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 56% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 43.3 | 15.7:1 | 54% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 51% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 53% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 51% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seminole Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (677 to 676); teachers up 13% (43.3 to 48.7).
About Seminole Junior High School
Seminole Junior High School is a mid-sized middle school with its address in SEMINOLE, Texas. It reports enrollment of 676 students in grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in SEMINOLE ISD totals 3,089 students.
Of every 100 students at Seminole Junior High School, about 57 are Hispanic. It is also 41% White. Gaines County's residents are about 40% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Seminole Junior High School scores 50%.
Seminole Junior High School has 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. At Seminole Junior High School, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Gaines County is close, at 62%.
Seminole Junior High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Texas public middle schools.
Seminole Junior High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.6%) and its predicted rate (48.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For the population of Gaines County, median household income comes to about $74,132, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Gaines County counts 8 public schools with about 3,764 students.
The closest school to Seminole Junior High School is Seminole Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Its average proficiency rate of 41.6% is below the 47.0% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment went from 677 in 2020-21 to 676 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 13.9:1 over the same years.
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Gaines County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,232
Census ACS
Median income
$74,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,764 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEMINOLE ISD
- Seminole High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Seminole Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Seminole Primary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Seminole Success CenterHigh · 34 students
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- Seminole High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Seminole Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Seminole Primary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Seminole Success CenterHigh · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Seminole Elementary School1.0 mi · 485
- Seminole Success Center1.0 mi · 34
- Seminole Primary School1.1 mi · 478
- Seminole High School1.2 mi · 835
- Young Elementary School1.4 mi · 581
- Seagraves Schools15.7 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Seminole Junior High SchoolHow large is Seminole Junior High School?
Seminole Junior High School enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Seminole Junior High School serve?
Seminole Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Seminole Junior High School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Seminole Junior High School.
How diverse is Seminole Junior High School?
Seminole Junior High School reports a student body of 41% White, 57% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Seminole Junior High School?
Seminole Junior High School is overseen by SEMINOLE ISD in Gaines County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.