DETROIT J H

As a very small middle school in DETROIT, Texas, DETROIT J H caters to 112 students from grades 6 through 8, part of DETROIT ISD. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

DETROIT ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 488 students; DETROIT J H is among them.

On demographics, DETROIT J H records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DETROIT J H has 9 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. Roughly 56% of students at DETROIT J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Red River County's rate of about 72%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, DETROIT J H sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.3%; actual is 29.9%, a gap of -19.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Red River County) records that median household earnings sit near $48,491, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Red River County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,125 students), DETROIT J H is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DETROIT H S, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DETROIT J H comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DETROIT J H has rose 14%, going from 98 students in 2018 to 112 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 14% to 7% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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