Enrollment
295
Middle
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMANCHE ISD·NCES 481476000977
JEFFERIES J H
ONE VALLEY FORGE DR, COMANCHE, TX 76442 · (325) 356-5220 · Comanche County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 33.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
165 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
JEFFERIES J H→COMANCHE H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COMANCHE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
+18 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.3:1
% White
45%
was 48%
% Hispanic
55%
was 48%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JEFFERIES J H
JEFFERIES J H is a cozy middle school in COMANCHE, Texas, part of COMANCHE ISD. The school instructs 295 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 643.
COMANCHE ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,378 students; JEFFERIES J H is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JEFFERIES J H lists that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 45% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, JEFFERIES J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 52.6%.
Around the school, Comanche County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,635, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. JEFFERIES J H is one of 9 public schools in Comanche County (combined enrollment of about 2,274 students).
COMANCHE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around JEFFERIES J H. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JEFFERIES J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 50.3%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JEFFERIES J H has edged up 6%, going from 277 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 48% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,950
Census ACS
Median income
$59,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COMANCHE ISD
- COMANCHE ELElementary · 658 students
- COMANCHE H SHigh · 375 students
- COMANCHE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 50 students
Other schools in COMANCHE
- COMANCHE ELElementary · 658 students
- COMANCHE H SHigh · 375 students
- COMANCHE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 50 students
Nearby schools
- COMANCHE EL0.1 mi · 658
- COMANCHE H S0.3 mi · 375
- COMANCHE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.9 mi · 50
- SIDNEY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 106
- GUSTINE SCHOOL11.3 mi · 136
- BLANKET SCHOOL13.4 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERIES J HHow many students attend JEFFERIES J H?
JEFFERIES J H enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JEFFERIES J H serve?
JEFFERIES J H serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JEFFERIES J H have?
JEFFERIES J H employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at JEFFERIES J H?
Student demographics at JEFFERIES J H are roughly 45% White, 55% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is JEFFERIES J H public or private?
JEFFERIES J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by COMANCHE ISD.
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