ALTON MEMORIAL J H

ALTON MEMORIAL J H is an average-sized 6-8 campus in ALTON, Texas, operated by MISSION CISD. The school serves 819 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 643.

Within MISSION CISD, which oversees 22 schools and 13,765 students, ALTON MEMORIAL J H is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALTON MEMORIAL J H reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

On the resource side, On paper, ALTON MEMORIAL J H has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at ALTON MEMORIAL J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ALTON MEMORIAL J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. ALTON MEMORIAL J H is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is MISSION COLLEGIATE H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALTON MEMORIAL J H ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ALTON MEMORIAL J H's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 923 (now 819). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.