COLMESNEIL JH/HS

Located at 610 W ELDER, in COLMESNEIL, Texas, COLMESNEIL JH/HS is a tiny secondary school that teaches 194 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within COLMESNEIL ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so COLMESNEIL JH/HS sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

COLMESNEIL ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 414 students; COLMESNEIL JH/HS is among them.

On the student-mix side, COLMESNEIL JH/HS lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, COLMESNEIL JH/HS records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at COLMESNEIL JH/HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tyler County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, COLMESNEIL JH/HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.5%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -6.7 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tyler County indicate median household income runs about $55,396, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. COLMESNEIL JH/HS is one of 15 public schools in Tyler County (combined enrollment of about 3,382 students).

The closest other public school is COLMESNEIL EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLMESNEIL JH/HS at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

COLMESNEIL JH/HS operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 208 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for COLMESNEIL JH/HS typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.