FRIONA J H

As a very small middle school in FRIONA, Texas, FRIONA J H teaches 225 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by FRIONA ISD. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Within FRIONA ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,016 students, FRIONA J H is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FRIONA J H logs that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 7% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the resource side, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRIONA J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.6%; this one delivers 33.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Parmer County put the typical household earns roughly $69,735 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. FRIONA J H is one of 11 public schools in Parmer County (combined enrollment of about 2,164 students).

The closest other public school is FRIONA EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 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), FRIONA J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.5%.

FRIONA J H operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRIONA J H has stayed largely flat, going from 223 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 85% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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