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BERRY MILLER J H
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BERRY MILLER J H
BERRY MILLER J H is an intermediate school of mid-sized scale in PEARLAND, Texas, overseen by PEARLAND ISD, teacheing 827 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so BERRY MILLER J H sits 29% above that benchmark.
PEARLAND ISD runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 20,862 students. BERRY MILLER J H is one of those campuses.
On demographics, BERRY MILLER J H reports that the most-represented group is White (26%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic, 24% Black, 19% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting BERRY MILLER J H higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at BERRY MILLER J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Brazoria County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, BERRY MILLER J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.8%.
Across the wider county, census data for Brazoria County shows median household earnings sit near $97,993, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Brazoria County's 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), BERRY MILLER J H is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ROGERS MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BERRY MILLER J H comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.1%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Over the past 7-year window. BERRY MILLER J H's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 906 (now 827). Over the same period, the White share declined from 40% to 26%.
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