DALHART J H

Set in DALHART, Texas, DALHART J H is a modestly sized middle-grades school, overseen by DALHART ISD. It serves 412 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in DALHART ISD (1,846 students total), DALHART J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, DALHART J H reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment; the rest reads as 25% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, DALHART J H lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, DALHART J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 35.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hartley County put median household income runs about $75,841, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. DALHART J H is one of 5 public schools in Hartley County (combined enrollment of about 1,773 students).

The closest other public school is DALHART H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 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), DALHART J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 392 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 56% to 72%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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