Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPEARMAN ISD·NCES 484101004665
Spearman Junior High School
313 W 5TH AVE, SPEARMAN, TX 79081 · (806) 659-2563 · Hansford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- DThree-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
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
100 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 51 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 34% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Spearman Junior High School→Spearman High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SPEARMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Spearman Junior High School
Spearman Junior High School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman Junior High School this school | 160 | 62.5% | 49.2% |
| Ozona Middle School OZONA | 143 | 62.9% | 45.1% |
| Eldorado Middle School ELDORADO | 124 | 64.5% | 42.8% |
| Stratford Junior High School STRATFORD | 137 | 66.4% | 44.7% |
| Post Middle School POST | 142 | 62.7% | 23.0% |
| Itasca Middle School ITASCA | 151 | 65.6% | 20.5% |
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 Spearman Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #527 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,165 of 1,670 ▼ 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #583 of 1,670 ▲ 264 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #33 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #1,605 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #888 of 1,648 |
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
160
-10 (-6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 160 | 14.6 | 11.0:1 | 63% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 17.6 | 9.2:1 | 61% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 15.9 | 10.3:1 | 64% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 18 | 9.4:1 | 55% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 18.6 | 10.4:1 | 64% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 57% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 14 | 10.6:1 | 54% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 41% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spearman Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (194 to 160); teachers down 22% (18.6 to 14.6).
About Spearman Junior High School
SPEARMAN, Texas, is home to Spearman Junior High School, a small middle-grades school. The school enrolls 160 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 75% smaller than that.
The district for Spearman Junior High School is SPEARMAN ISD, with 3 schools and 692 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Spearman Junior High School, at 73%. The remaining shares are 26% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Hansford County's population at about 50%. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Spearman Junior High School employs 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.0:1. This ratio sits 3.4 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 63% in 2024-25.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Spearman Junior High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Spearman Junior High School is 2.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 49.2%. Predicted: 47.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hansford County show that the median household income is $69,441, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Spearman Junior High School is one of 7 public schools in the county.
Gus Birdwell Elementary School is the public school closest to Spearman Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.3%; Spearman Junior High School's is 49.2%, ranking 7th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Spearman Junior High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 6% from its 2020-21 level of 170. The ratio was 9.4:1 in 2020-21 and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Hansford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,119
Census ACS
Median income
$69,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPEARMAN ISD
- Gus Birdwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Spearman High SchoolHigh · 189 students
Other schools in SPEARMAN
- Gus Birdwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Spearman High SchoolHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Gus Birdwell Elementary School0.1 mi · 343
- Spearman High School0.6 mi · 189
- Gruver Junior High School12.4 mi · 115
- Gruver High School12.4 mi · 141
- Gruver Elementary School12.4 mi · 153
- Pringle-Morse Schools18.2 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Spearman Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Spearman Junior High School?
Spearman Junior High School enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 06-08.
Is Spearman Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spearman Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spearman Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spearman Junior High School is approximately 11.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Spearman Junior High School?
Student demographics at Spearman Junior High School are roughly 26% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Spearman Junior High School?
Spearman Junior High School is overseen by SPEARMAN ISD in Hansford County.
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