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LLANO J H
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LLANO J H
LLANO J H is a junior high of intimate scale in LLANO, Texas, overseen by LLANO ISD, teacheing 423 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Across the 4 schools in LLANO ISD (1,968 students total), LLANO J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, LLANO J H reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Llano County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, LLANO J H has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at LLANO J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LLANO J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.0%, the actual is 48.3%, a residual of +3.3 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Llano County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,530 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Llano County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,113 students), of which LLANO J H is one.
LLANO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LLANO J H at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. LLANO J H's enrollment has edged up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 423). White enrollment moved from 72% to 62% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Llano County at a glance
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