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What advice would you give to incoming students at CLINT J H SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
484
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINT ISD·NCES 481443005427
CLINT J H SCHOOL
12625 ALAMEDA AVE, CLINT, TX 79836 · (915) 926-8000 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
405 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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
484
-77 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 21.1:1
% White
4%
was 1%
% Hispanic
94%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CLINT J H SCHOOL
CLINT J H SCHOOL is one of the cozy junior highs in CLINT, Texas, run under CLINT ISD, with 484 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Across the 14 schools in CLINT ISD (10,077 students total), CLINT J H SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, CLINT J H SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 4% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting CLINT J H SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at CLINT J H SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, CLINT J H SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.5%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. CLINT J H SCHOOL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
Nearest neighbor: WM DAVID SURRATT EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CLINT J H SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.2%.
CLINT J H SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLINT J H SCHOOL has ticked down 14%, going from 561 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLINT ISD
- HORIZON H SHigh · 1,469 students
- FRANK MACIAS ELElementary · 975 students
- WM DAVID SURRATT ELElementary · 939 students
- DESERT HILLS ELElementary · 928 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW H SHigh · 775 students
- CLINT H SHigh · 747 students
Other schools in CLINT
- WM DAVID SURRATT ELElementary · 939 students
- CLINT H SHigh · 747 students
- CLINT ISD EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMYHigh · 290 students
Nearby schools
- WM DAVID SURRATT EL0.2 mi · 939
- CLINT ISD EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY0.6 mi · 290
- CLINT H S1.8 mi · 747
- JOSEFA L SAMBRANO EL1.9 mi · 554
- LORENZO LOYA PRI1.9 mi · 173
- ALFONSO BORREGO SR EL2.0 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About CLINT J H SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CLINT J H SCHOOL?
CLINT J H SCHOOL enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CLINT J H SCHOOL serve?
CLINT J H SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does CLINT J H SCHOOL have?
CLINT J H SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CLINT J H SCHOOL?
At CLINT J H SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is CLINT J H SCHOOL public or private?
CLINT J H SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLINT ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.