HIGHLANDS J H

HIGHLANDS J H is an average-sized junior high in HIGHLANDS, Texas, overseen by GOOSE CREEK CISD. The school caters to 885 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so HIGHLANDS J H sits 38% larger than that benchmark.

GOOSE CREEK CISD comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 24,032 students; HIGHLANDS J H is among them.

Looking at the student body, HIGHLANDS J H records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%; the rest is composed of 15% White, 12% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting HIGHLANDS J H higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at HIGHLANDS J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HIGHLANDS J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.6%; this one delivers 40.2%.

Around the school, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. HIGHLANDS J H is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

HOPPER PRI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGHLANDS J H. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGHLANDS J H ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.2%.

HIGHLANDS J H operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. HIGHLANDS J H's enrollment has edged down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 1,136 (now 885). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 54% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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