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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREER ISD·NCES 481982005368

LUCY ARAGON J H

615 S NORTON, FREER, TX 78357 · (361) 394-6025 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
Enrollment
146
Middle
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
126 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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
Grade 6
43
Grade 7
45
Grade 8
58
Student demographics
White
64%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
14096%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 54%
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
Male
6746%
Female
7954%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -5.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
146
-40 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 12.4:1
% White
4%
was 9%
% Hispanic
96%
was 89%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About LUCY ARAGON J H

Set in FREER, Texas, LUCY ARAGON J H is a tiny junior high, part of FREER ISD. It educates 146 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LUCY ARAGON J H sits 77% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in FREER ISD (709 students total), LUCY ARAGON J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LUCY ARAGON J H shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Other groups include 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 82% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, LUCY ARAGON J H has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at LUCY ARAGON J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, LUCY ARAGON J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Duval County) reports that median household earnings sit near $49,038, about 7% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. LUCY ARAGON J H is one of 10 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 2,346 students).

FREER H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LUCY ARAGON J H comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. LUCY ARAGON J H's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 186 (now 146). Hispanic enrollment moved from 89% to 96% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Duval County at a glance

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Population
9,742
Census ACS
Median income
$49,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,346 students

Quick facts

School name
LUCY ARAGON J H
District
FREER ISD
Address
615 S NORTON, FREER, TX 78357
Phone
(361) 394-6025
County
Duval County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
146
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
126 (86%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
481982005368
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LUCY ARAGON J H
How large is LUCY ARAGON J H?
LUCY ARAGON J H enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 06-08.
Is LUCY ARAGON J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
LUCY ARAGON J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at LUCY ARAGON J H?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at LUCY ARAGON J H.
How diverse is LUCY ARAGON J H?
LUCY ARAGON J H reports a student body of 4% White, 96% Hispanic.
Who oversees LUCY ARAGON J H?
LUCY ARAGON J H is overseen by FREER ISD in Duval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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