COLEMAN J H

Set in COLEMAN, Texas, COLEMAN J H is a very small intermediate school, overseen by COLEMAN ISD. It enrolls 233 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so COLEMAN J H sits 64% below that benchmark.

COLEMAN ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 796 students. COLEMAN J H is one of those campuses.

On demographics, COLEMAN J H reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 30% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, COLEMAN J H logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting COLEMAN J H tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Coleman County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COLEMAN J H falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.6%; this one comes in at 42.9%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Coleman County reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,159 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Coleman County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,218 students), of which COLEMAN J H is one.

COLEMAN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around COLEMAN J H. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLEMAN J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLEMAN J H has ticked down 6%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 233 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 61% across the same window.

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