HURST J H

HURST J H is an expansive middle school in HURST, Texas, run under HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD. The school works with 967 students in grades 7 through 9. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 50% bigger than typical.

HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 23,262 students; HURST J H is among them.

On demographics, HURST J H shows that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 31% White, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, HURST J H sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.2%; actual is 57.3%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HURST J H is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: HARRISON LANE EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HURST J H at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

HURST J H operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 1,099 students in 2018 compared to 967 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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