HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H

HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H, a mid-sized junior high in SOUR LAKE TX, Texas, part of HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD, caters to 656 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 6 schools in HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (2,762 students total), HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hardin County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hardin County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.5%; this one delivers 60.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hardin County indicate median household income runs about $75,808, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H is one of 23 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 10,541 students).

HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H. On composite proficiency, HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H has expanded 27%, going from 516 students in 2018 to 656 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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