CHILDRESS J H

Set in CHILDRESS, Texas, CHILDRESS J H is a tiny middle school, part of CHILDRESS ISD. It educates 214 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 643.

Within CHILDRESS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 978 students, CHILDRESS J H is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CHILDRESS J H lists that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Childress County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting CHILDRESS J H tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, CHILDRESS J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 47.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Childress County put the typical household earns roughly $58,654 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. CHILDRESS J H is one of 3 public schools in Childress County (combined enrollment of about 978 students).

Nearest neighbor: CHILDRESS H S, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHILDRESS J H comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

CHILDRESS J H operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. CHILDRESS J H's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 246 (now 214). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 54% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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