ORANGEFIELD J H

ORANGEFIELD J H is one of the close-knit junior highs in ORANGEFIELD, Texas, overseen by ORANGEFIELD ISD, with 390 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 3 schools in ORANGEFIELD ISD (1,781 students total), ORANGEFIELD J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ORANGEFIELD J H records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ORANGEFIELD J H has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ORANGEFIELD J H falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 61.0%; this one comes in at 46.1%, -14.8 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $72,104, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Orange County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,100 students), of which ORANGEFIELD J H is one.

The closest other public school is ORANGEFIELD H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around ORANGEFIELD J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ORANGEFIELD J H at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for ORANGEFIELD J H typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.