Enrollment
169
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAYTON-GIRARD ISD·NCES 482466002762
Jayton Schools
700 MADISON, JAYTON, TX 79528 · (806) 237-2991 · Kent County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Texas public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
61 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 7% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 48.0% | 12.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 39.0% | 32.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 81.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Jayton Schools
Jayton Schools's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayton Schools this school | 169 | 36.1% | 61.1% |
| Forestburg School FORESTBURG | 180 | 35.6% | 34.3% |
| Bronte ISD BRONTE | 232 | 34.9% | 50.8% |
| Priddy School PRIDDY | 119 | 36.1% | 40.2% |
| Northside School VERNON | 227 | 36.6% | 53.4% |
| Brookesmith School BROOKESMITH | 139 | 41.7% | 33.7% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Jayton Schools ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #20 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #35 of 218 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #10 of 218 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #169 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #191 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
169
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
+109% since 1990-91, when it was 81
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 169 | 20 | 8.4:1 | 36% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 22 | 8.1:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 22 | 8.0:1 | 43% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 20 | 8.8:1 | 39% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 19 | 8.0:1 | 36% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 20 | 6.4:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 20 | 7.7:1 | 45% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 22 | 6.5:1 | 33% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 81 | 11 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jayton Schools.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (152 to 169); teachers up 5% (19 to 20).
About Jayton Schools
Jayton Schools is a very small school serving multiple grade levels for students in JAYTON, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 169 students. Across combined schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 485.
JAYTON-GIRARD ISD is responsible for Jayton Schools.
Of every 100 students at Jayton Schools, about 75 are White. It is also 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Kent County's residents are about 85% White, 10 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jayton Schools scores 39%.
Jayton Schools lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 8.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas is 3.3 students per teacher. About 36% of students at Jayton Schools are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Kent County is close, at 36%.
Among Texas public K-12 schools, Jayton Schools outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Jayton Schools's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.1% is 2.9 points above the 58.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Kent County, median household income comes to about $72,889, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 2%.
Jayton Schools is about 22.3 miles from Aspermont Elementary School, its nearest public school. Local comparison: Jayton Schools ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 61.1% versus a 43.5% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
On allk12, people connected to Jayton Schools can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
734
Census ACS
Median income
$72,889
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Aspermont Elementary School22.3 mi · 86
- Aspermont High School22.3 mi · 95
- Spur School22.6 mi · 192
- Rotan K-1228.4 mi · 273
- Guthrie School29.6 mi · 93
- Hamlin Collegiate Elementary School36.2 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Jayton SchoolsHow many students attend Jayton Schools?
Jayton Schools enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-12.
Is Jayton Schools an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jayton Schools is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Jayton Schools have?
Jayton Schools employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jayton Schools?
At Jayton Schools, the student body is approximately 75% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Jayton Schools public or private?
Jayton Schools is a public K-12 school, overseen by JAYTON-GIRARD ISD.
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