FRIENDSWOOD J H

FRIENDSWOOD J H, a big middle-grades school in FRIENDSWOOD, Texas, overseen by FRIENDSWOOD ISD, hosts 1,530 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 138% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

FRIENDSWOOD ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 6,194 students. FRIENDSWOOD J H is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, FRIENDSWOOD J H logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to Galveston County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Galveston County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $86,105 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Galveston County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), of which FRIENDSWOOD J H is one.

Nearest neighbor: C W CLINE EL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

FRIENDSWOOD J H operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. FRIENDSWOOD J H's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,454 (now 1,530). White enrollment moved from 70% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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