GODDARD J H

GODDARD J H, a sizable intermediate school in MIDLAND, Texas, one of the schools within MIDLAND ISD, serves 1,210 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 88% above typical.

GODDARD J H is one of 40 schools operated by MIDLAND ISD, a district that serves 29,651 students overall.

In terms of who attends, GODDARD J H logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% White, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 46% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting GODDARD J H higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at GODDARD J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, GODDARD J H is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.0%; GODDARD J H posts 30.6%, -16.5 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Midland County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $92,874 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Midland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), of which GODDARD J H is one.

The closest other public school is EMERSON EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GODDARD J H at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. GODDARD J H's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,212 (now 1,210). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 64% to 71%.

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