GONZALES J H

GONZALES J H is one of the mid-sized middle schools in GONZALES, Texas, operated by GONZALES ISD, with 584 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within GONZALES ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,557 students, GONZALES J H is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, GONZALES J H shows that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 22% White, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GONZALES J H reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting GONZALES J H higher than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GONZALES J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.1%, the actual is 36.1%, a residual of -6.9 points.

In the area at large, Gonzales County reports that median household income runs about $58,672, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Gonzales County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,908 students), GONZALES J H is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GONZALES PRI ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GONZALES J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.9%.

GONZALES J H operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 32%: 441 students in 2018 compared to 584 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 4% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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