Surreal interesting history of Juno School.

Juno School was an elementary school/junior high school that served the community of Juno, Texas. It was a community school and rural school. Juno Common School District No. 4 (Juno Common School District) operated this school from 1891 to 1992.


Juno School was established in 1891 as an elementary school that was a one-room schoolhouse. Juno Common School District No. 4 (Juno Common School District) was the school district which operated this school.

Juno School had a combined enrollment of over 115 students by 1901. Instead of building separate schools by race, Juno Common School District had segregated schools in the same building. That is what was interesting about this rural school.

Many teachers at this school believed in grassroots education on a personal level. Its teachers were very much involved with its it students and how they learned.

By the 1970s, junior high school classes were discontinued and Juno School became an elementary school once again. Junior high school students would attend school in Ozona or Comstock. Some even went as far as Del Rio. The student population was 13 students at the time. The student population was 8 students on average with 10 students at the most.

First grade bilingual education became implemented at Juno School as part of a state required program. Several elementary school students from Del Rio and Juno School would learning to speak basic Spanish (Ref: Del Rio News Herald, Page 1, Wednesday, June 26, 1974)


Juno Common School District No. 4 was only common school district in Val Verde County by 1976. The County School Superintendent was in charge of the rural schools in the county. The duty of the County School Superintendent was write up the budget for the Juno Common School District. The County School Superintendent was to provide transportation for students living out in the country.
(Ref: Del Rio News Herald, Page 13, November 24, 1976)

Many residents in the area argued that it would be costly and impractical for the school district to bus its elementary school students 43 miles each day to the closest grade school at Ozona. They would have to travel two hours a day along Texas Highway 163, which sometimes is impassable when it rains. Some of the pupils attending Comstock and Juno are taken to school by bus and from more remote areas are handled by private transportation.

(Ref: Del Rio News Herald, Page 12, November 23, 1976)
(Ref: Seguin Gazette Enterprise, November 30, 1980)


In 1992, Juno Common School District was consolidated into Comstock ISD. Students would now attend Comstock School for classes. Juno School closed its doors for good in 1992 which was many decades later than most one-room schools around the state. Juno School was 101 years old when the school district dissolved. The property and school had a fence put up after closing. A lock was later installed.
(Ref: Texas Escapes, Juno Texas)

As of 2018, the property belonging to Juno School is still fenced and locked. The playground equipment has been removed.