MINERAL WELLS J H

MINERAL WELLS J H operates as an intimate middle school in MINERAL WELLS, Texas, one of the schools within MINERAL WELLS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 463 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Within MINERAL WELLS ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 5,673 students, MINERAL WELLS J H is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MINERAL WELLS J H reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 40% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Palo Pinto County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Palo Pinto County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MINERAL WELLS J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 37.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Palo Pinto County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,674, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MINERAL WELLS J H is one of 11 public schools in Palo Pinto County (combined enrollment of about 7,087 students).

The closest other public school is MINERAL WELLS EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MINERAL WELLS J H ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.6%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at MINERAL WELLS J H has stayed largely flat, going from 455 students in 2018 to 463 in 2024.

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