Enrollment
112
Middle
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION GROVE ISD·NCES 484353009083
Union Grove Junior High School
11377 UNION GROVE RD, GLADEWATER, TX 75647 · (903) 845-5506 · Upshur County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- ·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
10.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
42 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 55 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 51% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -11.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
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 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 38.0% | 22.0% | 19.0% |
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% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Union Grove Junior High School
Union Grove Junior High School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Junior High School this school | 112 | 37.5% | 54.4% |
| Evadale Junior High School EVADALE | 108 | 37.0% | 52.8% |
| Cayuga Middle School TENNESSEE COLONY | 124 | 41.1% | 63.9% |
| Brundrett Middle School PORT ARANSAS | 119 | 32.8% | 61.2% |
| Lapoynor Junior High School LARUE | 98 | 44.9% | 36.9% |
| Eula Junior High School CLYDE | 101 | 40.6% | 53.7% |
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 Union Grove Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #368 of 1,635 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #326 of 1,670 ▲ 75 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #585 of 1,670 ▼ 92 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #1,667 of 1,749 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #1,365 of 1,648 | #6 of 7 |
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
112
-8 (-7%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 112 | 10.3 | 10.9:1 | 38% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 10.3 | 11.6:1 | 42% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 11.7 | 10.8:1 | 49% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 11 | 10.9:1 | 47% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 9.7 | 12.3:1 | 37% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 51% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 41% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Grove Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (119 to 112); teachers up 6% (9.7 to 10.3).
About Union Grove Junior High School
Union Grove Junior High School runs as a very small middle school in GLADEWATER, Texas. Enrollment stands at 112 students, covering grades 7 through 8. The school is 83% below the average for middle schools in Texas.
UNION GROVE ISD counts 3 schools and 720 students, including Union Grove Junior High School.
Of every 100 students at Union Grove Junior High School, about 88 are White. Other students are 11% Hispanic. That is higher than the 79% White share among all Upshur County residents. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Union Grove Junior High School are from different groups.
The school had 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 38%. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Upshur County is 21 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Union Grove Junior High School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Texas public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Union Grove Junior High School would be expected to post about 57.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.4%.
For Upshur County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,208 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Upshur County number 25, with about 7,918 students.
Union Grove High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Union Grove Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Union Grove Junior High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.8% proficiency; Union Grove Junior High School posts 54.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Union Grove Junior High School had a net loss of 8 students, or 7%.
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Upshur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,918 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION GROVE ISD
- Union Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Union Grove High SchoolHigh · 232 students
Other schools in GLADEWATER
- Weldon Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Gladewater High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Sabine High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Union Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Gladewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 371 students
- Gladewater Primary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Union Grove High School0.0 mi · 232
- Union Grove Elementary School0.3 mi · 376
- Gladewater Primary School1.8 mi · 296
- Gladewater High School2.7 mi · 484
- Weldon Elementary School3.1 mi · 485
- Gladewater Middle School3.2 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Union Grove Junior High SchoolHow large is Union Grove Junior High School?
Union Grove Junior High School enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 07-08.
Is Union Grove Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Grove Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Union Grove Junior High School have?
Union Grove Junior High School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
How diverse is Union Grove Junior High School?
Union Grove Junior High School reports a student body of 88% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Union Grove Junior High School public or private?
Union Grove Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNION GROVE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.