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JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
About JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H
Set in MANVEL, Texas, JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H is a modestly sized 6-8 campus, run under ALVIN ISD. It caters to 540 students across grades 6 through 8.
JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H is one of 37 schools operated by ALVIN ISD, a district that instructs 30,038 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H reports that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Black, 13% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 46.1%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Brazoria County put median household earnings sit near $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H is one of 115 public schools in Brazoria County (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students).
BARBARA BENNETT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACKIE DOUCET CAFFEY J H at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 52.3%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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