📍 4334 4th St, Banquete, Nueces County, 78339
Banquete J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Banquete, Nueces County. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ramiro Pena. It is part of the Banquete Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Banquete J H enrolls 186 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 87% |
| White | 25 | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 186 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Banquete J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 34.
Banquete J H is one of 4 schools in BANQUETE ISD, based in BANQUETE, Texas. The district serves 744 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 186 students, Banquete J H is close to the district average of about 186 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant