Enrollment
367
Middle
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEXIA ISD·NCES 483042003426
MEXIA J H
1 BLACKCAT DR, MEXIA, TX 76667 · (254) 562-4020 · Limestone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
298 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MEXIA J H→MEXIA H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MEXIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 2024-25Enrollment
367
-36 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.7:1
% White
20%
was 21%
% Hispanic
47%
was 48%
% Black
25%
was 26%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MEXIA J H
MEXIA J H, a tight-knit junior high in MEXIA, Texas, overseen by MEXIA ISD, teaches 367 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 643.
MEXIA ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,846 students; MEXIA J H is among them.
Demographically, MEXIA J H records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 25% Black, 20% White, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
On the resource side, On paper, MEXIA J H has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MEXIA J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 30.6%, a residual of -7.8 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Limestone County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,573 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. MEXIA J H is one of 11 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 3,628 students).
MEXIA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MEXIA J H comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.7%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEXIA J H has fell 9%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the MEXIA J H community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,283
Census ACS
Median income
$60,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEXIA ISD
- MEXIA H SHigh · 535 students
- A B MCBAY ELElementary · 498 students
- R Q SIMS INTElementary · 428 students
- DEVELOPMENTAL CTRMiddle · 18 students
Other schools in MEXIA
- MEXIA H SHigh · 535 students
- A B MCBAY ELElementary · 498 students
- R Q SIMS INTElementary · 428 students
- DEVELOPMENTAL CTRMiddle · 18 students
Nearby schools
- MEXIA H S0.1 mi · 535
- R Q SIMS INT0.2 mi · 428
- A B MCBAY EL0.3 mi · 498
- DEVELOPMENTAL CTR0.6 mi · 18
- WORTHAM EL6.3 mi · 238
- WORTHAM MIDDLE6.3 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About MEXIA J HHow large is MEXIA J H?
MEXIA J H enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MEXIA J H serve?
MEXIA J H serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MEXIA J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MEXIA J H is approximately 14.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MEXIA J H?
At MEXIA J H, the student body is approximately 20% White, 47% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MEXIA J H in?
MEXIA J H is part of MEXIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.