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MONTGOMERY J H
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MONTGOMERY J H
MONTGOMERY J H, a large middle school in MONTGOMERY, Texas, overseen by MONTGOMERY ISD, enrolls 1,083 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% above the state mean of about 643.
Within MONTGOMERY ISD, which oversees 12 schools and 9,889 students, MONTGOMERY J H is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MONTGOMERY J H lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder looks like 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting MONTGOMERY J H higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at MONTGOMERY J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MONTGOMERY J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of -4.4 points.
In the broader community, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $97,701, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. MONTGOMERY J H is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students).
The closest other public school is STEWART CREEK EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MONTGOMERY J H ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.2%.
MONTGOMERY J H operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. MONTGOMERY J H's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,143 (now 1,083). White enrollment moved from 79% to 74% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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