CENTRAL J H

CENTRAL J H is a middle-grades school of compact scale in POLLOK, Texas, operated by CENTRAL ISD, enrolling 451 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 643.

Across the 4 schools in CENTRAL ISD (1,497 students total), CENTRAL J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CENTRAL J H records that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting CENTRAL J H tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTRAL J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 38.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Angelina County shows median household income runs about $60,960, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Angelina County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), CENTRAL J H is one campus in the mix.

CENTRAL H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CENTRAL J H. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.

CENTRAL J H operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. CENTRAL J H's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 451). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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