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GRAHAM J H
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 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 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 48% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GRAHAM J H
GRAHAM J H is one of the modestly sized 6-8 campuss in GRAHAM, Texas, part of GRAHAM ISD, with 473 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.
GRAHAM J H is one of 4 schools operated by GRAHAM ISD, a district that instructs 2,148 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GRAHAM J H logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder is composed of 28% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, GRAHAM J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Young County indicate median household income runs about $68,010, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Young County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,066 students), of which GRAHAM J H is one.
GRAHAM LEARNING CTR is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around GRAHAM J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRAHAM J H at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.1%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRAHAM J H has edged down 12%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 473 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 63% to 68% over that span.
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