Enrollment
319
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO ISD·NCES 483882004431
BERNARDA JAIME J H
609 W LABBE ST, SAN DIEGO, TX 78384 · (361) 279-3373 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 J H→SAN DIEGO H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SAN DIEGO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
319
-14 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.3:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BERNARDA JAIME J H
Located at 609 W LABBE ST, in SAN DIEGO, Texas, BERNARDA JAIME J H is a close-knit 6-8 campus that caters to 319 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within SAN DIEGO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 643.
Within SAN DIEGO ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,453 students, BERNARDA JAIME J H is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, BERNARDA JAIME J H logs that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, BERNARDA JAIME J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.
In the area at large, census data for Duval County shows median household earnings sit near $49,038, roughly 7% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BERNARDA JAIME J H is one of 10 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 2,346 students).
COLLINS-PARR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BERNARDA JAIME J H. On composite proficiency, BERNARDA JAIME J H comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 ELElementary · 688 students
- SAN DIEGO H SHigh · 446 students
Other schools in SAN DIEGO
- COLLINS-PARR ELElementary · 688 students
- SAN DIEGO H SHigh · 446 students
Nearby schools
- COLLINS-PARR EL0.3 mi · 688
- SAN DIEGO H S0.6 mi · 446
- NOONAN EL9.9 mi · 523
- SAENZ EL10.1 mi · 471
- DUBOSE EL10.9 mi · 483
- ADAMS MIDDLE10.9 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About BERNARDA JAIME J HWhat is the total enrollment at BERNARDA JAIME J H?
BERNARDA JAIME J H enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BERNARDA JAIME J H serve?
BERNARDA JAIME J H serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BERNARDA JAIME J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BERNARDA JAIME J H is approximately 13.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BERNARDA JAIME J H?
Student demographics at BERNARDA JAIME J H are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is BERNARDA JAIME J H in?
BERNARDA JAIME J H is part of SAN DIEGO ISD.
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