DAINGERFIELD J H

DAINGERFIELD J H, a tiny middle-grades school in DAINGERFIELD, Texas, operated by DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD, serves 207 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% below the state mean of about 643.

DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,026 students. DAINGERFIELD J H is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, DAINGERFIELD J H lists that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Morris County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at DAINGERFIELD J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Morris County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DAINGERFIELD J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Morris County) records that median household earnings sit near $58,645, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DAINGERFIELD J H is one of 7 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 1,879 students).

The closest other public school is SOUTH EL, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around DAINGERFIELD J H. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DAINGERFIELD J H ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 209 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025.

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