BONNETTE J H

As a reasonably sized junior high in DEER PARK, Texas, BONNETTE J H teaches 662 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by DEER PARK ISD.

DEER PARK ISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 12,165 students; BONNETTE J H is among them.

Looking at the student body, BONNETTE J H lists that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 29% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, BONNETTE J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 52.8%, a residual of +3.2 points.

In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), BONNETTE J H is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CARPENTER EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BONNETTE J H at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BONNETTE J H has decreased 19%, going from 813 students in 2018 to 662 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the BONNETTE J H community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.