MORALES J H

As a mid-sized middle school in UVALDE, Texas, MORALES J H educates 718 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by UVALDE CISD.

UVALDE CISD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,397 students; MORALES J H is among them.

Looking at the student body, MORALES J H records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 71% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MORALES J H has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, MORALES J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.7%, the actual is 22.9%, a residual of -13.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Uvalde County) records that median household income runs about $53,801, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Uvalde County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,371 students), MORALES J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UVALDE H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around MORALES J H. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORALES J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.0%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. MORALES J H's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 668 (now 718). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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