DEEPWATER J H

As a reasonably sized middle-grades school in PASADENA, Texas, DEEPWATER J H educates 639 students from grades 6 through 8, run under DEER PARK ISD.

DEER PARK ISD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 12,165 students. DEEPWATER J H is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DEEPWATER J H reports that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 5% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DEEPWATER J H has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DEEPWATER J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 48.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which DEEPWATER J H is one.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEEPWATER J H ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEEPWATER J H has contracted 3%, going from 657 students in 2018 to 639 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 2% to 8% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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