Big Spring Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Big Spring, Texas

Big Spring Junior High in Big Spring, Texas enrolled 490 students in 2024-25 with 43.1 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

516 students in 2022-23, 521 students in 2023-24, 490 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.4 to 43.1.

Students enrolled at Big Spring Junior High by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-235162023-245212024-25490
Students enrolled at Big Spring Junior High by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-235162023-245212024-25490
Students enrolled at Big Spring Junior High by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-235162023-245212024-25490
Students enrolled at Big Spring Junior High by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-235162023-245212024-25490
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351646.411.1
2023-2452146.011.3
2024-2549043.111.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Big Spring Junior High 11.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Spring Junior High 11.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Big Spring Junior High 11.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Spring Junior High 11.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Big Spring Junior High 11.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Spring Junior High 11.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Big Spring Junior High 11.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBig Spring Junior High 11.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 288 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Big Spring Junior High enrolled 575 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 143 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 288 of the 575 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions143
  • Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.0% of students were Hispanic, 21.0% White, 5.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic68.0%
  2. White21.0%
  3. Black5.3%
  4. Two or more races3.9%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Big Spring Junior High scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237‑41%39‑43%52%
Math, 2022-2332%34‑38% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Big Spring

2 public middle schools in Big Spring report 2024-25 enrollment; Big Spring Junior High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Big Spring Intermediate52214.166.1%
Big Spring Junior High49011.470.0%

All public schools in Big Spring →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Big Spring Junior High

  1. Big Spring IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 522 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Stanton MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 21 miles away: 251 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Big Spring Junior High with Big Spring IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Big Spring ISD spends per student$12,360 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,360
  5. The largest public schools in TexasBig Spring Junior High is the number 1,085 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,085 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.11.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Big Spring Junior High

  1. How many students attend Big Spring Junior High?
    490 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 516 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Big Spring, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Spring Junior High?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Big Spring Junior High a Title I school?
    Big Spring Junior High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Big Spring Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Big Spring Junior High scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Big Spring Junior High in?
    Big Spring ISD, NCES district ID 4810200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481020008303 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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