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.