Enrollment
170
Middle
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GANADO ISD·NCES 482031012317
GANADO JH
501 W DEVERS, GANADO, TX 77962 · (361) 771-4300 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
87 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
GANADO JH→GANADO H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GANADO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
170
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.6:1
% White
38%
was 46%
% Hispanic
60%
was 51%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GANADO JH
GANADO JH operates as a very small 6-8 campus in GANADO, Texas, operated by GANADO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 170 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so GANADO JH sits 74% leaner than that benchmark.
GANADO JH is one of 3 schools operated by GANADO ISD, a district that works with 712 students overall.
On demographics, GANADO JH records that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 38% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, GANADO JH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.5%; this one delivers 40.0%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Jackson County) records that the typical household earns roughly $65,414 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Jackson County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,109 students), GANADO JH is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is GANADO H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, GANADO JH comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GANADO JH has held roughly steady, going from 170 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 51% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for GANADO JH typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,152
Census ACS
Median income
$65,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GANADO ISD
- GANADO ELElementary · 321 students
- GANADO H SHigh · 221 students
Other schools in GANADO
- GANADO ELElementary · 321 students
- GANADO H SHigh · 221 students
Nearby schools
- GANADO H S0.0 mi · 221
- GANADO EL0.1 mi · 321
- LOUISE J H8.2 mi · 109
- LOUISE H S8.3 mi · 153
- LOUISE EL8.3 mi · 273
- EDNA ALTERNATIVE9.0 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About GANADO JHHow large is GANADO JH?
GANADO JH enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does GANADO JH serve?
GANADO JH serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at GANADO JH?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at GANADO JH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GANADO JH?
At GANADO JH, the student body is approximately 38% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is GANADO JH in?
GANADO JH is part of GANADO ISD.
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