FALFURRIAS J H

Located at 602 S CENTER ST, in FALFURRIAS, Texas, FALFURRIAS J H is a close-knit middle school that serves 279 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by BROOKS COUNTY ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so FALFURRIAS J H sits 57% smaller than that benchmark.

BROOKS COUNTY ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,180 students; FALFURRIAS J H is among them.

Looking at the student body, FALFURRIAS J H records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting FALFURRIAS J H tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at FALFURRIAS J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, FALFURRIAS J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.6%, the actual is 31.5%, a residual of -5.1 points.

Around the school, Brooks County reports that the typical household earns roughly $47,764 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. FALFURRIAS J H is one of 5 public schools in Brooks County (combined enrollment of about 1,180 students).

Nearest neighbor: LASATER EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FALFURRIAS J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.4%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. FALFURRIAS J H's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 279). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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