📍 1539 Joe Carrillo St, Seguin, Guadalupe County, 78155
Jim Barnes Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Seguin, Guadalupe County. The school has 797 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jay Law. It is part of the Seguin Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jim Barnes Middle enrolls 797 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 3.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 564 | 71% |
| White | 194 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
601 of the school's 797 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jim Barnes Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 21, state house district 44.
Jim Barnes Middle is one of 14 schools in SEGUIN ISD, based in SEGUIN, Texas. The district serves 7,290 students district-wide and employs 484 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 797 students, Jim Barnes Middle is larger than the district average of about 521 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe