Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON ISD·NCES 482223008225
HAMILTON J H
410 S COLLEGE, HAMILTON, TX 76531 · (254) 386-8168 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
103 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
HAMILTON J H→HAMILTON H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HAMILTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
194
+21 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 9.6:1
% White
76%
was 80%
% Hispanic
23%
was 19%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HAMILTON J H
Set in HAMILTON, Texas, HAMILTON J H is an one-room-style junior high, run under HAMILTON ISD. It enrolls 194 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so HAMILTON J H sits 70% leaner than that benchmark.
HAMILTON ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 823 students; HAMILTON J H is among them.
Looking at the student body, HAMILTON J H logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, HAMILTON J H has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting HAMILTON J H tighter than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HAMILTON J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.7%, the actual is 44.3%, a residual of -6.4 points.
In the area at large, census data for Hamilton County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,219 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Hamilton County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,787 students), of which HAMILTON J H is one.
Nearest neighbor: ANN WHITNEY EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HAMILTON J H. On composite proficiency, HAMILTON J H comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAMILTON J H has rose 12%, going from 173 students in 2018 to 194 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,406
Census ACS
Median income
$58,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,787 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAMILTON ISD
- ANN WHITNEY ELElementary · 382 students
- HAMILTON H SHigh · 247 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- ANN WHITNEY ELElementary · 382 students
- HAMILTON H SHigh · 247 students
Nearby schools
- ANN WHITNEY EL0.1 mi · 382
- HAMILTON H S0.1 mi · 247
- JONESBORO SCHOOL15.4 mi · 337
- EVANT EL15.7 mi · 100
- EVANT H S15.7 mi · 98
- CRANFILLS GAP SCHOOL18.4 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About HAMILTON J HWhat is the total enrollment at HAMILTON J H?
HAMILTON J H enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HAMILTON J H serve?
HAMILTON J H serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at HAMILTON J H?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at HAMILTON J H.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAMILTON J H?
At HAMILTON J H, the student body is approximately 76% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is HAMILTON J H public or private?
HAMILTON J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAMILTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.