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DOBIE J H
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DOBIE J H
DOBIE J H operates as a roomy middle-grades school in CIBOLO, Texas, run under SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,231 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 91% above typical.
Across the 16 schools in SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (14,947 students total), DOBIE J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, DOBIE J H shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 30% White, 15% Black, 8% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guadalupe County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DOBIE J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.
Around the school, census data for Guadalupe County shows median household income runs about $92,375, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Guadalupe County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,977 students), of which DOBIE J H is one.
Nearest neighbor: BARBARA JORDAN INT, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DOBIE J H at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.1%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DOBIE J H has held roughly steady, going from 1,253 students in 2018 to 1,231 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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