EDNA J H

Located at 505 W GAYLE, in EDNA, Texas, EDNA J H is an intimate 6-8 campus that educates 310 students (grades 6 through 8), part of EDNA ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so EDNA J H sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

EDNA J H is one of 5 schools operated by EDNA ISD, a district that instructs 1,531 students overall.

On the student-mix side, EDNA J H logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 39% White, 13% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EDNA J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.9%, the actual is 48.5%, a residual of +4.5 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,414 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jackson County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,109 students), EDNA J H is one campus in the mix.

EDNA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 4 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), EDNA J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.