📍 1 Bulldog Dr, Venus, Johnson County, 76084
Venus Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Venus, Johnson County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Buck. It is part of the Venus Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Venus Middle enrolls 491 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 316 | 64% |
| White | 137 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 491 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 335 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Venus Middle 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 58.
Venus Middle is one of 5 schools in VENUS ISD, based in VENUS, Texas. The district serves 2,283 students district-wide and employs 177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Venus Middle is close to the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant