CUERO J H

CUERO J H is a cozy 6-8 campus in CUERO, Texas, part of CUERO ISD. The school educates 439 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 643.

Within CUERO ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,888 students, CUERO J H is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CUERO J H records that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, DeWitt County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, CUERO J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 48.1%.

Zooming out to the county, DeWitt County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,730, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CUERO J H is one of 16 public schools in DeWitt County (combined enrollment of about 4,297 students).

CUERO H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around CUERO J H. On composite proficiency, CUERO J H comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 13% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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