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Alice Johnson Junior High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 373 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 378 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 32% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 41.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 20.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Alice Johnson Junior High School
Alice Johnson Junior High School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Johnson Junior High School this school | 1,112 | 91.7% | 30.9% |
| W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy DALLAS | 1,116 | 90.9% | 42.8% |
| Stovall Middle School HOUSTON | 1,039 | 91.0% | 23.6% |
| Rosemont Middle School FORT WORTH | 1,166 | 90.7% | 28.5% |
| Hambrick Middle School HOUSTON | 965 | 89.2% | 32.3% |
| Bill Arnold Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 1,081 | 87.4% | N/A |
Where Alice Johnson Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,361 of 1,635 | #180 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,312 of 1,670 ▼ 69 | #179 of 219 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,350 of 1,670 ▲ 26 | #179 of 219 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,114 of 1,570 | #160 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,112 | #185 of 1,749 | #53 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,060 of 1,542 | #140 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #1,236 of 1,543 | #173 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #195 of 1,648 | #50 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #780 of 942 | #126 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,112 | 70.3 | 15.8:1 | 92% (1,020) |
| 2023-24 | 1,168 | 71.8 | 16.3:1 | 89% (1,035) |
| 2022-23 | 1,189 | 72.9 | 16.3:1 | 77% (914) |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 65 | 18.6:1 | 82% (989) |
| 2017-18 | 1,172 | 62 | 18.9:1 | 79% (923) |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 59 | 18.5:1 | 84% (924) |
| 2010-11 | 1,197 | 73 | 16.4:1 | 78% (937) |
| 2000-01 | 1,001 | 52 | 19.3:1 | 48% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 48 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,172 to 1,112); teachers up 13% (62 to 70.3).
About Alice Johnson Junior High School
Families in CHANNELVIEW, Texas, are served by Alice Johnson Junior High School, a large middle school. The school reports 1,112 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 73% larger than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
CHANNELVIEW ISD has 9,335 students spread across 12 schools.
Most students at Alice Johnson Junior High School are Hispanic: 85% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% Black and 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 41 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Alice Johnson Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Federal data list 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Alice Johnson Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.8:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The lunch program counts 92% of students at Alice Johnson Junior High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Alice Johnson Junior High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.9% is 3.6 points below the 34.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Harris County this way: median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
McGhee Elementary School is the public school closest to Alice Johnson Junior High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Alice Johnson Junior High School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Alice Johnson Junior High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,207 in 2020-21 and 1,112 in 2024-25, a decrease of 95 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.8:1.
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