Enrollment
319
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO ISD·NCES 483882004431
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School
609 W LABBE ST, SAN DIEGO, TX 78384 · (361) 279-3373 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
277 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 38% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School→San Diego High School
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bernarda Jaime Junior High School
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernarda Jaime Junior High School this school | 319 | 86.8% | 40.3% |
| La Academia De Estrellas Middle School DALLAS | 297 | 85.5% | 32.6% |
| Falfurrias Junior High School FALFURRIAS | 279 | 85.3% | 28.0% |
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School LA FERIA | 387 | 87.3% | 37.4% |
| Frank Newman Middle School COTULLA | 259 | 87.6% | 38.6% |
| IDEA La Joya College Preparatory LA JOYA | 344 | 91.3% | 42.0% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bernarda Jaime Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #927 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #830 of 1,670 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,055 of 1,670 ▼ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #1,375 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #377 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #1,462 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #349 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #812 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
319
-41 (-11%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 319 | 24.3 | 13.2:1 | 87% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 25.6 | 13.2:1 | 86% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 25.2 | 13.4:1 | 89% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 86% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 23.4 | 14.3:1 | 71% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 77% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 68% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 92% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernarda Jaime Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (333 to 319); teachers up 4% (23.4 to 24.3).
About Bernarda Jaime Junior High School
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School sits in SAN DIEGO, Texas, and is classified as a middle school. The school had 319 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Besides Bernarda Jaime Junior High School, SAN DIEGO ISD runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,453 students.
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. That is higher than the 82% Hispanic share among all Duval County residents. Bernarda Jaime Junior High School's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 24.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.2:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. Around 87% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 88% average for public schools in Duval County.
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Bernarda Jaime Junior High School are 3.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.3% actual, 36.6% predicted).
Among Duval County residents, the median household income is $49,038, about 7% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Besides Bernarda Jaime Junior High School, Duval County has 9 other public schools.
Collins-Parr Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Bernarda Jaime Junior High School. The five-mile area around Bernarda Jaime Junior High School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 40.3% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School's enrollment declined from 360 in 2020-21 to 319 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.4:1 to 13.2:1.
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Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,742
Census ACS
Median income
$49,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,346 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN DIEGO ISD
- Collins-Parr Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- San Diego High SchoolHigh · 446 students
Other schools in SAN DIEGO
- Collins-Parr Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- San Diego High SchoolHigh · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Collins-Parr Elementary School0.3 mi · 688
- San Diego High School0.6 mi · 446
- Noonan Elementary School9.9 mi · 523
- Saenz Elementary School10.1 mi · 471
- Dubose Elementary School10.9 mi · 483
- Adams Middle School10.9 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About Bernarda Jaime Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bernarda Jaime Junior High School?
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bernarda Jaime Junior High School serve?
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernarda Jaime Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bernarda Jaime Junior High School is approximately 13.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bernarda Jaime Junior High School?
Student demographics at Bernarda Jaime Junior High School are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is Bernarda Jaime Junior High School in?
Bernarda Jaime Junior High School is part of SAN DIEGO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.