Hebbronville Junior High School
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 71 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 33% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 43.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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%.
Schools most like Hebbronville Junior High School
Hebbronville Junior High School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebbronville Junior High School this school | 221 | 81.4% | 35.8% |
| Dimmitt Middle School DIMMITT | 246 | 81.7% | 35.3% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School HOUSTON | 241 | 84.6% | 74.6% |
| Mary Harper Middle School DILLEY | 181 | 79.6% | 27.0% |
| Falfurrias Junior High School FALFURRIAS | 279 | 85.3% | 28.0% |
| La Academia De Estrellas Middle School DALLAS | 297 | 85.5% | 32.6% |
Where Hebbronville Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,133 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,330 of 1,670 ▼ 188 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,363 of 1,670 ▼ 367 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.0pp | #23 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,520 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #459 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #1,465 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #479 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #467 of 942 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 221 | 16.4 | 13.4:1 | 81% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 18.8 | 11.2:1 | 85% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 19.6 | 12.3:1 | 88% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 88% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 20.5 | 12.8:1 | 87% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 85% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 37% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 39% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (262 to 221); teachers down 20% (20.5 to 16.4).
About Hebbronville Junior High School
Hebbronville Junior High School is a small middle-grades school in HEBBRONVILLE, Texas, under JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD. A federal count lists 221 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
The 3 schools of JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD, including Hebbronville Junior High School, enroll 967 students.
Hebbronville Junior High School's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 83% average for public schools in Jim Hogg County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Hebbronville Junior High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hebbronville Junior High School is 38.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.8%.
Jim Hogg County has about 4,727 residents, and the median household income is $42,211, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 34%. In all, Jim Hogg County has 3 public schools and roughly 967 students.
The shortest distance from Hebbronville Junior High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Hebbronville High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Hebbronville Junior High School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Hebbronville Junior High School's enrollment declined from 276 in 2020-21 to 221 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
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