MARSHALL J H

MARSHALL J H is one of the big middle-grades schools in MARSHALL, Texas, overseen by MARSHALL ISD, with 1,035 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MARSHALL J H sits 61% bigger than that benchmark.

MARSHALL ISD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,957 students. MARSHALL J H is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MARSHALL J H shows that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 34% Black, 25% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at MARSHALL J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MARSHALL J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

Around the school, census data for Harrison County shows median household earnings sit near $66,103, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARSHALL J H is one of 29 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 32,062 students).

The closest other public school is SAM HOUSTON EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MARSHALL J H comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 1,271 students in 2018 compared to 1,035 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On allk12, members of the MARSHALL J H community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.