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CHARLES BAXTER J H
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CHARLES BAXTER J H
As a mid-tier intermediate school in EVERMAN, Texas, CHARLES BAXTER J H teaches 709 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by EVERMAN ISD.
CHARLES BAXTER J H is one of 11 schools operated by EVERMAN ISD, a district that enrolls 5,018 students overall.
On demographics, CHARLES BAXTER J H logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 42% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.
On the resource side, On paper, CHARLES BAXTER J H has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 96% of students at CHARLES BAXTER J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHARLES BAXTER J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.1%; this one delivers 20.2%.
In the broader community, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which CHARLES BAXTER J H is one.
Nearest neighbor: EVERMAN ACADEMY H S, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHARLES BAXTER J H comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.3%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. CHARLES BAXTER J H's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 969 (now 709). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 55% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for CHARLES BAXTER J H typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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