LOCKHART J H

LOCKHART J H is a middle-grades school of large scale in LOCKHART, Texas, part of LOCKHART ISD, caters to 1,501 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 133% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

LOCKHART ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,753 students. LOCKHART J H is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, LOCKHART J H reports that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 14% White. By comparison, Caldwell County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LOCKHART J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Caldwell County shows median household earnings sit near $69,758, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Caldwell County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,286 students), of which LOCKHART J H is one.

Nearest neighbor: BLUEBONNET EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LOCKHART J H. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOCKHART J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 1,393 students in 2018 compared to 1,501 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 76% to 82% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.