📍 749 Central Dr, Port Neches, Jefferson County, 77651
Port Neches Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Port Neches, Jefferson County. The school has 599 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kyle Hooper. It is part of the Port Neches-Groves Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Port Neches Middle enrolls 599 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 24% |
| Asian | 48 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 599 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Port Neches Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 4, state house district 21.
Port Neches Middle is one of 16 schools in PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD, based in PORT NECHES, Texas. The district serves 5,349 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 599 students, Port Neches Middle is larger than the district average of about 334 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize