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How has BONNETTE J H changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
662
Middle
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK ISD·NCES 481653001410
Bonnette Junior High School
5010 PASADENA BLVD, DEER PARK, TX 77536 · (832) 668-7700 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
368 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 206 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 37% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Bonnette Junior High School→Deer Park High School
Based on grade levels within DEER PARK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Bonnette Junior High School
Bonnette Junior High School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnette Junior High School this school | 662 | 55.6% | 51.4% |
| Floresville Middle School FLORESVILLE | 866 | 55.0% | 46.2% |
| Driscoll Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 535 | 54.8% | 37.6% |
| McLean Middle School FORT WORTH | 757 | 59.7% | 42.3% |
| Lone Star Middle School SAN ANGELO | 790 | 61.0% | 37.7% |
| Bastrop Middle School BASTROP | 875 | 58.1% | 33.0% |
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 Bonnette Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #460 of 1,635 | #50 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #571 of 1,670 ▼ 11 | #66 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #724 of 1,670 ▼ 185 | #81 of 219 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,313 of 1,570 | #189 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #825 of 1,749 | #140 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #413 of 1,542 | #57 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #933 of 1,543 | #123 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #1,032 of 1,648 | #172 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #381 of 942 | #70 of 145 |
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
662
-119 (-15%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 662 | 49.9 | 13.3:1 | 56% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 44.8 | 15.0:1 | 57% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 45.6 | 15.9:1 | 58% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 50% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 45.9 | 17.7:1 | 51% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 44 | 18.1:1 | 45% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 48% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 14% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 46 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonnette Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (813 to 662); teachers up 9% (45.9 to 49.9).
About Bonnette Junior High School
Bonnette Junior High School serves students in DEER PARK, Texas, as a mid-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 662 students.
DEER PARK ISD, which runs Bonnette Junior High School, has 14 schools and 12,165 students.
The largest group at Bonnette Junior High School is Hispanic students, at 66%. The remaining students are 29% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The diversity index for Bonnette Junior High School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Income data for the school show 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.0%.
In the wider Harris County area, median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Bonnette Junior High School.
Among nearby public schools, Carpenter Elementary School is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Bonnette Junior High School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Bonnette Junior High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 15% drop took enrollment from 781 in 2020-21 to 662 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.0:1 to 13.3:1.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEER PARK ISD
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Fairmont Junior High SchoolMiddle · 676 students
Other schools in DEER PARK
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Carpenter Elementary School0.1 mi · 837
- Deer Park High School0.6 mi · 4,057
- H S Point0.6 mi · 8
- Jp Dabbs Elementary School1.2 mi · 612
- Deer Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 661
- The Summit (high School)1.4 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Bonnette Junior High SchoolHow large is Bonnette Junior High School?
Bonnette Junior High School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bonnette Junior High School serve?
Bonnette Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bonnette Junior High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Bonnette Junior High School.
How diverse is Bonnette Junior High School?
Bonnette Junior High School reports a student body of 29% White, 66% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bonnette Junior High School?
Bonnette Junior High School is overseen by DEER PARK ISD in Harris County.
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