BEDFORD J H

BEDFORD J H is one of the well-populated middle schools in BEDFORD, Texas, operated by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, with 968 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 9. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 51% above typical.

HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 23,262 students; BEDFORD J H is among them.

On demographics, BEDFORD J H shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, BEDFORD J H is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 69.5%, a residual of +15.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. BEDFORD J H is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: SHADY BROOK EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BEDFORD J H comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEDFORD J H has rose 16%, going from 832 students in 2018 to 968 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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