BRACKETT J H
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BRACKETT J H
BRACKETT J H is a tiny middle-grades school in BRACKETTVILLE, Texas, overseen by BRACKETT ISD. The school works with 112 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so BRACKETT J H sits 83% leaner than that benchmark.
BRACKETT ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 521 students. BRACKETT J H is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, BRACKETT J H reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school shows 29% White. The wider county runs roughly 58% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at BRACKETT J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, BRACKETT J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kinney County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,000, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Kinney County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 521 students), BRACKETT J H is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BRACKETT H S, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BRACKETT J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRACKETT J H at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.3%.
BRACKETT J H operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. BRACKETT J H's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 136 (now 112). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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