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What's something HENDERSON J H does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
544
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPHENVILLE ISD·NCES 484152004747
Henderson Junior High School
2798 W FREY, STEPHENVILLE, TX 76401 · (254) 968-6967 · Erath County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
247 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 259 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 52% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Henderson Junior High School→Stephenville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within STEPHENVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 33.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 40.0% | 18.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 47.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Schools most like Henderson Junior High School
Henderson Junior High School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Junior High School this school | 544 | 45.4% | 54.7% |
| Bandera Middle School BANDERA | 534 | 47.9% | 44.7% |
| Gilbert Intermediate School STEPHENVILLE | 562 | 49.3% | 57.1% |
| Azle Elementary School AZLE | 606 | 40.3% | 40.8% |
| Sanger Middle School SANGER | 426 | 42.7% | 49.0% |
| Krum Middle School KRUM | 569 | 39.7% | 43.7% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Henderson Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #358 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #142 of 1,670 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #186 of 1,670 ▲ 188 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +34.5pp | #38 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #1,023 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #441 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #762 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #1,229 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #347 of 437 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
544
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 544 | 40.7 | 13.4:1 | 45% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 44.1 | 12.6:1 | 48% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 43.4 | 12.7:1 | 48% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 40 | 13.9:1 | 46% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 40.3 | 13.0:1 | 46% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 45% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 47% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 27% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (523 to 544); teachers up 1% (40.3 to 40.7).
About Henderson Junior High School
Henderson Junior High School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in STEPHENVILLE, Texas, (ZIP code 76401). The school has 544 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8.
The STEPHENVILLE ISD system has 6 schools and 3,578 students.
At Henderson Junior High School, 58% of students are White. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Erath County is roughly 79% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Henderson Junior High School scores 53%.
The school lists 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. A total of 247 students, or 45%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Texas, Henderson Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.7% actual against a predicted 54.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Erath County show that median household income comes to about $65,115, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 5,893 students.
The closest school to Henderson Junior High School is Gilbert Intermediate School, located about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. On proficiency, Henderson Junior High School is behind the 57.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Henderson Junior High School was 557 in 2020-21 and 544 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Erath County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,794
Census ACS
Median income
$65,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STEPHENVILLE ISD
- Stephenville High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Chamberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Hook Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
Other schools in STEPHENVILLE
- Stephenville High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Chamberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Hook Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Huckabay SchoolCombined · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Gilbert Intermediate School0.5 mi · 562
- Stephenville High School0.6 mi · 1,079
- Chamberlin Elementary School1.2 mi · 503
- Huston Academy1.4 mi · 35
- Hook Elementary School1.7 mi · 485
- Central Elementary School1.9 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Henderson Junior High SchoolHow large is Henderson Junior High School?
Henderson Junior High School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 07-08.
Is Henderson Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henderson Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Henderson Junior High School have?
Henderson Junior High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henderson Junior High School?
At Henderson Junior High School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Henderson Junior High School public or private?
Henderson Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by STEPHENVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.