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BROWNSBORO J H
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BROWNSBORO J H
As a close-knit 6-8 campus in BROWNSBORO, Texas, BROWNSBORO J H hosts 395 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within BROWNSBORO ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so BROWNSBORO J H sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.
Within BROWNSBORO ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 2,560 students, BROWNSBORO J H is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, BROWNSBORO J H records that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder consists of 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% multiracial.
On the resource side, BROWNSBORO J H shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at BROWNSBORO J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Henderson County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, BROWNSBORO J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 55.3%.
Across the wider county, Henderson County reports that median household income runs about $65,179, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BROWNSBORO J H is one of 32 public schools in Henderson County (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students).
BROWNSBORO H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around BROWNSBORO J H. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BROWNSBORO J H ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.3%.
BROWNSBORO J H operates from a rural location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BROWNSBORO J H has stayed largely flat, going from 396 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 77% to 72%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.
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