1
What tradition at NICHOLS J H should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
586
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000256
NICHOLS J H
2201 ASCENSION BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 76006 · (682) 867-2600 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
497 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +0.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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
586
-202 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.9:1
% White
5%
was 8%
% Hispanic
36%
was 40%
% Black
55%
was 45%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NICHOLS J H
NICHOLS J H is a reasonably sized junior high in ARLINGTON, Texas, operated by ARLINGTON ISD. The school teaches 586 students in grades 7 through 8.
Across the 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD (53,394 students total), NICHOLS J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, NICHOLS J H logs that Black students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school lists 36% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, NICHOLS J H has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.
After controlling for student poverty, NICHOLS J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.
In the area at large, Tarrant County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), NICHOLS J H is one campus in the mix.
TRINITY LEADERSHIP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NICHOLS J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.7%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Trend over the last 7 years. NICHOLS J H's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 788 (now 586). Black enrollment moved from 45% to 55% across the same window.
On the community side, members of the NICHOLS J H community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- SAM HOUSTON H SHigh · 3,208 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- SEGUIN H SHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- SAM HOUSTON H SHigh · 3,208 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW H SHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- TRINITY LEADERSHIP0.3 mi · 990
- PEACH EL0.5 mi · 936
- ELLIS EL0.8 mi · 753
- TEXASWORKS - IRVING1.6 mi · 30
- PREMIER H S OF SOUTH IRVING1.6 mi · 18
- PREMIER H S OF ARLINGTON1.6 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About NICHOLS J HWhat is the total enrollment at NICHOLS J H?
NICHOLS J H enrolls approximately 586 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does NICHOLS J H serve?
NICHOLS J H serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NICHOLS J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NICHOLS J H is approximately 12.1:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NICHOLS J H?
At NICHOLS J H, the student body is approximately 5% White, 36% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is NICHOLS J H public or private?
NICHOLS J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.