MALAKOFF J H

Located at 15201 FM 3062, in MALAKOFF, Texas, MALAKOFF J H is a minimally staffed middle-grades school that instructs 237 students (grades 7 through 8), part of MALAKOFF ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MALAKOFF J H sits 63% below that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in MALAKOFF ISD (1,511 students total), MALAKOFF J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MALAKOFF J H reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Henderson County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, MALAKOFF J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.8%, the actual is 47.3%, a residual of +5.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Henderson County shows median household income runs about $65,179, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Henderson County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students), MALAKOFF J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MALAKOFF H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MALAKOFF J H ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 303 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 62%.

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