DUMAS J H

DUMAS J H is a junior high of mid-sized scale in DUMAS, Texas, one of the schools within DUMAS ISD, serveing 609 students in grades 7 through 8.

Across the 9 schools in DUMAS ISD (5,101 students total), DUMAS J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, DUMAS J H lists that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 11% White, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Moore County as a whole is about 61% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DUMAS J H has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DUMAS J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 38.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Moore County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,762, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Moore County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,694 students), DUMAS J H is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MORNINGSIDE EL, around 0.3 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DUMAS J H at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DUMAS J H has decreased 9%, going from 670 students in 2018 to 609 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 72% to 81% across the same window.

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