Enrollment
330
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISHOP CISD·NCES 481026000508
LILLION E LUEHRS J H
717 E SIXTH ST, BISHOP, TX 78343 · (361) 584-3576 · Nueces County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
194 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
LILLION E LUEHRS J H→BISHOP H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BISHOP CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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
330
-20 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 16.3:1
% White
16%
was 11%
% Hispanic
82%
was 88%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LILLION E LUEHRS J H
LILLION E LUEHRS J H operates as a cozy middle school in BISHOP, Texas, overseen by BISHOP CISD. Current enrollment sits at 330 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LILLION E LUEHRS J H sits 49% below that benchmark.
BISHOP CISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,463 students; LILLION E LUEHRS J H is among them.
On the student-mix side, LILLION E LUEHRS J H records that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 16% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, LILLION E LUEHRS J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 54.0%.
Across the wider county, census data for Nueces County shows median household earnings sit near $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), LILLION E LUEHRS J H is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is BISHOP H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LILLION E LUEHRS J H ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.1%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LILLION E LUEHRS J H has ticked down 6%, going from 350 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 88% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.
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Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISHOP CISD
- BISHOP H SHigh · 533 students
- BISHOP PRIElementary · 258 students
- BISHOP ELElementary · 232 students
- PETRONILA ELElementary · 110 students
- NUECES CO J J A E PElementary
Other schools in BISHOP
- BISHOP H SHigh · 533 students
- BISHOP PRIElementary · 258 students
- BISHOP ELElementary · 232 students
- NUECES CO J J A E PElementary
Nearby schools
- BISHOP H S0.1 mi · 533
- BISHOP EL0.2 mi · 232
- BISHOP PRI1.1 mi · 258
- GILLETT MIDDLE5.3 mi · 455
- JUBILEE KINGSVILLE5.6 mi · 302
- HARVEY EL5.8 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About LILLION E LUEHRS J HWhat is the total enrollment at LILLION E LUEHRS J H?
LILLION E LUEHRS J H enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LILLION E LUEHRS J H serve?
LILLION E LUEHRS J H serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LILLION E LUEHRS J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LILLION E LUEHRS J H is approximately 12.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LILLION E LUEHRS J H?
Student demographics at LILLION E LUEHRS J H are roughly 16% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is LILLION E LUEHRS J H public or private?
LILLION E LUEHRS J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by BISHOP CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.