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JIM NED H S
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JIM NED H S
JIM NED H S, a modestly sized four-year high school in TUSCOLA, Texas, one of the schools within JIM NED CISD, caters to 464 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.
JIM NED CISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,639 students. JIM NED H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, JIM NED H S reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.
On the income-and-resources front, JIM NED H S lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JIM NED H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Taylor County's rate of about 53%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JIM NED H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.3%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Taylor County put median household income runs about $67,139, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Taylor County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students), JIM NED H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: JIM NED MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JIM NED H S comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 68.1%.
JIM NED H S operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JIM NED H S has climbed 34%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 464 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 82% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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