KERMIT J H

As a small middle-grades school in KERMIT, Texas, KERMIT J H serves 313 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by KERMIT ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so KERMIT J H sits 51% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in KERMIT ISD (1,339 students total), KERMIT J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, KERMIT J H records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 12% White. By comparison, Winkler County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KERMIT J H has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KERMIT J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

Around the school, Winkler County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,900 per year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. KERMIT J H is one of 5 public schools in Winkler County (combined enrollment of about 1,777 students).

Nearest neighbor: KERMIT H S, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KERMIT J H comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KERMIT J H has shrank 25%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 313 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 78% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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