COLEMAN J H

As a middle-of-the-pack junior high in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, COLEMAN J H educates 775 students from grades 6 through 8, run under WAXAHACHIE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

WAXAHACHIE ISD comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 11,196 students; COLEMAN J H is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COLEMAN J H reports that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 37% White, 17% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, COLEMAN J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.2%, the actual is 49.6%, a residual of -3.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Ellis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COLEMAN J H is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

The closest other public school is WAXAHACHIE H S OF CHOICE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLEMAN J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.