COLUMBUS J H

COLUMBUS J H, a compact middle-grades school in COLUMBUS, Texas, overseen by COLUMBUS ISD, serves 323 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 50% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

COLUMBUS ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,659 students. COLUMBUS J H is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COLUMBUS J H records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 45% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, COLUMBUS J H is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.3%; COLUMBUS J H posts 32.6%, -15.8 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Colorado County put median household earnings sit near $66,377, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Colorado County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,697 students), of which COLUMBUS J H is one.

The closest other public school is COLUMBUS CROSSING H S, roughly 0.7 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLUMBUS J H at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

COLUMBUS J H operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLUMBUS J H has held roughly steady, going from 330 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 38% to 45%.

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