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B−

Junction Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Junction.

Junction’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Texas school districts

Students
589
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,912
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
The gist

What stands out about Junction Independent School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Texas districts
  • Spends 16% more per student than the TX average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Junction 2,513

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Junction. Grade by grade →

PK–5Junction ElThis district
6–8Junction MiddleThis district
9–12Junction H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 40.9% · 322 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 51.1% · 315 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 49 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,912 per student · 16% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 23%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
599’20
639’21
619’22
589’23
589’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Junction El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Junction
C
294 students15:1
Junction Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Junction
B−
118 students8:1
Junction H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Junction
C−
177 students10:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.