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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809013790
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School
9727 PURSLEY BLVD, MANVEL, TX 77578 · (713) 814-7400 · Brazoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
261 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 6 | 161 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 36% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School this school | 540 | 48.3% | 45.7% |
| Dr Jimmie Don Aycock Middle School KILLEEN | 557 | 50.3% | 33.8% |
| Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet DALLAS | 630 | 50.6% | 54.8% |
| Manvel Junior High School MANVEL | 705 | 43.3% | 49.2% |
| Park Crest Middle School PFLUGERVILLE | 682 | 49.7% | 45.0% |
| Mary Orr Intermediate School MANSFIELD | 605 | 49.6% | 47.2% |
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 Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #667 of 1,635 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #634 of 1,670 ▲ 177 | #17 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #335 of 1,670 ▲ 4 | #11 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #271 of 1,570 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #1,029 of 1,749 | #23 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #791 of 1,542 | #7 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #243 of 1,543 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #1,181 of 1,648 | #14 of 26 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 540 | 36.7 | 14.7:1 | 48% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 927 | 53.3 | 17.4:1 | 50% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 46.2 | 18.7:1 | 50% (436) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School.
About Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is a small middle school in MANVEL, Texas, one of the schools in ALVIN ISD. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 540 students.
District-wide, ALVIN ISD has 37 schools and 30,038 students.
The largest group at Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is Hispanic students, at 43%. Smaller groups are 34% Black, 13% White, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Brazoria County is roughly 32% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School scores 68%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The school has 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Federal data show 48% of students (261) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Brazoria County average a similar 50%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Texas, Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.7% actual against a predicted 53.0%.
The county, Brazoria County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,993, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 115 public schools and about 75,767 students.
The closest school to Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is Barbara Bennett Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is Rural: Fringe.
On allk12, people connected to Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALVIN ISD
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
Other schools in MANVEL
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Pomona Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Red Duke Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Manvel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- E C Mason Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
Nearby schools
- Barbara Bennett Elementary School1.0 mi · 333
- Meridiana Elementary School1.2 mi · 794
- Iowa Colony Junior High School1.9 mi · 699
- Iowa Colony High School2.1 mi · 1,781
- Manvel High School2.6 mi · 2,238
- Manvel Junior High School2.9 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School?
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School serve?
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is approximately 14.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School?
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School reports a student body of 13% White, 43% Hispanic, 34% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School?
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is overseen by ALVIN ISD in Brazoria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.