GENTRY J H

GENTRY J H, a high-enrollment junior high in BAYTOWN, Texas, run under GOOSE CREEK CISD, instructs 1,013 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so GENTRY J H sits 58% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD (24,032 students total), GENTRY J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, GENTRY J H logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 16% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GENTRY J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.4%, the actual is 40.6%, a residual of -3.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), GENTRY J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALAMO EL, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GENTRY J H ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.5%.

GENTRY J H operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GENTRY J H has declined 6%, going from 1,082 students in 2018 to 1,013 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 50% to 61% over that span.

On this page, members of the GENTRY J H community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.