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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%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
LUCY ARAGON J HFREER H S
Feeds from
NORMAN M THOMAS ELPK05
Based on grade levels within FREER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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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

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.

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

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 2024-25
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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