Enrollment
98
Middle
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CELESTE ISD·NCES 481326006522
CELESTE J H
200 S 5TH ST, CELESTE, TX 75423 · (903) 568-4721 · Hunt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
58 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CELESTE J H→CELESTE H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CELESTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -47.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 47 points.
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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
98
-17 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.1:1
% White
65%
was 76%
% Hispanic
26%
was 19%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CELESTE J H
CELESTE J H, a rural-scale 6-8 campus in CELESTE, Texas, run under CELESTE ISD, instructs 98 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 85% below the state mean of about 643.
Within CELESTE ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 489 students, CELESTE J H is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, CELESTE J H lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.
On the resource side, CELESTE J H shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at CELESTE J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, CELESTE J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.0%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of -2.8 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hunt County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,938 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. CELESTE J H is one of 45 public schools in Hunt County (combined enrollment of about 20,771 students).
Nearest neighbor: CELESTE EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CELESTE J H comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.
CELESTE J H operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. CELESTE J H's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 115 (now 98). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 76% to 65%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.
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Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CELESTE ISD
- CELESTE ELElementary · 244 students
- CELESTE H SHigh · 147 students
Other schools in CELESTE
- BLAND ELElementary · 392 students
- CELESTE ELElementary · 244 students
- BLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 165 students
- CELESTE H SHigh · 147 students
Nearby schools
- CELESTE EL0.1 mi · 244
- CELESTE H S0.2 mi · 147
- BLAND MIDDLE6.5 mi · 165
- BLAND EL6.5 mi · 392
- LEONARD INT7.1 mi · 115
- LEONARD EL7.1 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About CELESTE J HWhat is the total enrollment at CELESTE J H?
CELESTE J H enrolls approximately 98 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CELESTE J H serve?
CELESTE J H serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does CELESTE J H have?
CELESTE J H employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at CELESTE J H?
Student demographics at CELESTE J H are roughly 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is CELESTE J H in?
CELESTE J H is part of CELESTE ISD.
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