KEMP J H

KEMP J H is one of the tight-knit intermediate schools in KEMP, Texas, one of the schools within KEMP ISD, with 439 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 643.

KEMP ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,987 students. KEMP J H is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, KEMP J H records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 44% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Kaufman County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Kaufman County's rate of about 59%.

With demographic context factored in, KEMP J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.0%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of -4.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kaufman County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,485 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Kaufman County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), KEMP J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KEMP INT WEST, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KEMP J H at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KEMP J H has grew 27%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 44% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.