Evadale Junior High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 34 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 31% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 38.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 48.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
Schools most like Evadale Junior High School
Evadale Junior High School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evadale Junior High School this school | 108 | 37.0% | 52.8% |
| Union Grove Junior High School GLADEWATER | 112 | 37.5% | 54.4% |
| Cayuga Middle School TENNESSEE COLONY | 124 | 41.1% | 63.9% |
| Lapoynor Junior High School LARUE | 98 | 44.9% | 36.9% |
| Tolar Junior High School TOLAR | 194 | 41.2% | 56.6% |
| Brundrett Middle School PORT ARANSAS | 119 | 32.8% | 61.2% |
Where Evadale Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #417 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #492 of 1,670 ▼ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #497 of 1,670 ▼ 133 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #1,674 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #1,371 of 1,648 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 108 | 8.9 | 12.2:1 | 37% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 8.6 | 11.0:1 | 50% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 8.7 | 9.2:1 | 49% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 77 | 7 | 11.0:1 | 38% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 5.7 | 18.4:1 | 43% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 6 | 19.2:1 | 34% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 30% (29) |
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (105 to 108); teachers up 56% (5.7 to 8.9).
About Evadale Junior High School
Evadale Junior High School runs as a very small middle school in EVADALE, Texas. It teaches 108 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 83% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
EVADALE ISD runs 3 schools with a combined 428 students. Evadale Junior High School is one of them.
Roughly 91% of students at Evadale Junior High School are White. Other students are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Jasper County residents are about 74% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Classroom staffing at Evadale Junior High School totals 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Evadale Junior High School is about 37%. Across public schools in Jasper County, the average is 61%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Evadale Junior High School is 5.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 52.8%. Predicted: 57.9%.
In the wider Jasper County area, the median household earns about $56,723 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Across Jasper County, 15 public schools serve about 5,411 students.
The closest school to Evadale Junior High School is Evadale Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Evadale Junior High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Evadale Junior High School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 108, compared with 77 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.2:1, from 11.0:1.
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